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North Wellington striker Jesse Randall is eager to make the most of his footballing talent while he can. The 17-year-old New Zealand age-group representative will take up a four year scholarship at North Kentucky University in January and hopes to turn that into a professional career someday. Continued on page 2. Jesse Randall converts the penalty for North Wellington against Stop Out on Saturday. Photo: Glyn Badcock.

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Jesse Randall on target for pro dream Continued from page 1. “They are a division one school so I think it’s a really great opportunity for me to push myself, score some goals and hopefully turn pro one day. He says the chance to play in America also afforded him strong education possibilities which he valued. “Education is important and it’s a back-up for football but I want to chase this dream while I have the opportunity. Jesse has been part of the North Wellington set-up for the past 18 months and despite his youthful appearance, has become their Central League team’s leading scorer as well as their main penalty taker. “I just try to go out there and have fun and score goals,” he says. “I’ll put my hand up for the penalties, that’s fine,” he says. “The more you practice them on your own, the more confident you feel. “Whatever helps the team is good for me.” “I knew (North Wellington director of football) Matt Calcott who has trained me in the past. “All the players have been really nice so far and it has been a good transition for me.”

Jesse represented New Zealand at the under-17 World Cup last year and also had a stint playing for Tasman United in the national league. He hoped those experiences would set him up to handle the move to North Kentucky. He said the physicality was the biggest difference between agegroup and senior level football. “When I’m playing in my agegroup, it’s probably more technical and tactical but then when you come up against the Brazils of the world, the technical ability goes up again,” he says. “The New Zealand style is naturally more physical.” Jesse made his debut for the Rongotai first XI when he was in Year 9 and he says that was when his dream to turn professional was born. “I really enjoyed my Year 9 season where I just loved playing and I worked hard. “I started to play futsal as well which helped my skills on the ball.” Jesse says he has come a long way from the three-year-old who started playing the game at a Little Dribblers session. “I’ve always wanted to score goals, that was always the most fun for me,” he says.

Jesse Randall while representing the New Zealand under-17 football team last year. Photo: New Zealand Football.

Matt says Jesse has had a breakthrough 18 months. “It’s been a big 18 months because he was playing for Island Bay in the Capital League and was undecided on if he wanted to play senior football but he’s made a good decision and really

improved. “He’s been able to adapt to the step-up at every occasion. “Every question that has been asked of him he has answered,” Matt says. “He’s a hard worker and he has a bright future.”

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Date confirmed for Warehouse Johnsonville closure By Jacob Page

The Warehouse Group has confirmed Johnsonville’s ‘Big Red Shed’ will close for good on Friday, September 11. The Warehouse Group chief executive Pejman Okhovat confirmed the date on Monday. He says the decision to close the store was made “following our earlier proposal and after consultation with our team”. Pejman says consumer shopping habits had changed and that had contributed to the decision. “Despite the incredible efforts of our team, customer shopping habits have changed over time at the store as more customers choose to shop in our larger stores and online. “We have enjoyed being part of the Johnsonville community, and our team has done an outstanding

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job serving the area for many years. “Our Johnsonville customers will still be able to shop with us at our nearby stores in Petone, Lower Hutt and Porirua in addition to our increasingly popular online store. Pejman says the focus now is assisting employees affected by the decision. “Our priority now is to work with team members on redeployment options and we are supporting them through this time with counselling and other support.” It is another retail blow for Johnsonville with the much maligned Johnsonville Mall also losing Michael Hill Jewellers in June. Ohariu MP Greg O’Connor says he continues to work with mall owners to improve the state of shopping in the area. The Warehouse Johnsonville due to close.

Western Art Group resumes The Wellington Western Art Group is resuming after Covid 19. They meet in the Khandallah Town Hall, on the second Friday of the month between 12pm and 2pm. Friendly, and helpful. Minimal cost of $3. For further information email christinew090917@gmail.com or helenwilson1@xtra.co.nz.

Kaiwharawhara Stream footbridge a victory for Wadestown By Jacob Page

The installation of a footbridge over Kaiwharawhara stream is being hailed as a big step forward by the Trelissick Park Group. The bridge was installed late last week and will hopefully be open to the public around September. Group spokesperson Peter Reimann says an engineer has to come from Auckland to do a final check while final preparations are also made to the track in the surrounding area. “Our Group have agreed to put in some plants along the retaining wall on the right bank as part of the regional council consents.

“The City Council intend to have a ceremony at some stage. “It’s quite an achievement because the original suggestion to have access down by Oban Street was made by the Wadestown Residents’ Association in 1981 and our group in conjunction with the High Park Progressive Association and the Wadestown Residents’ Association have been advocating since then for a track from Oban Street. “I think a lot of people in Wadestown are keen to have that access because they only had one way into the park from Hanover Street whereas on the other side of the valley there are six entrances

Totara Park track build Volunteers are invited to join JCAs next Totara Park Track build session, in Johnsonville West. Volunteers are asked to meet at 1pm on Saturday at Totara Park, just south of the bus shelter on, McLintock St, Johnsonville. Meet at the “sign”, about 50m downhill from #74 McLintock St South, or Phone Graeme on 027 444 1748 for details. Please bring a spade and gloves if you have them.

The Kaiwharawhara Stream Bridge will hopefully be set for public access in the coming weeks.

so at least now we have two for the people of Wadestown and Highland Park. Peter says his group still has plenty of weeding and planting to do over the next couple of

working bees. “The other big task is removing rubbish which has been thrown down by the houses which I think is a historical issue with the site.

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Karori Youth Awards to celebrate community involvement By Jacob Page

The 22nd Karori Youth Awards will highlight some of the suburbs most communityminded young people. Event organiser and youth worker at the Karori Youth Centre, Alex Powell says the event is a way of recognising the efforts of young people in the wider community. “It’s an event to connect the community and raise awareness of how young people are contributing in their community,” she says. The event will be held at the Karori Baptist Church on Monday September 7. “We are a massive suburb but I think the awards go under the radar somewhat and then when people come and hear the stories of these people, it blows people away. “It’s important that young people feel part of the community and we have eight award

categories aimed at achieving that.” The awards celebrate those serving, leading, supporting others or overcoming adversity in a significant way. This can be on-going or through a project or situation. Those nominated must be aged between 11 and 24-years-old (except in categories 6 and 7) and either a resident of Karori, serving, leading or supporting others in Karori or another community or a person or organisation who has supported Karori Youth. The event is run with the support of Rotary Club of Karori. Nominations close tomorrow and Alex urged people to get involved in the event. Awards range from service to community, sport and arts as well as academic improvement, team work, overcoming adversity and contribution to young people amongst others.

The Karori Youth Awards will be back for their 22nd edition next month.

Johnsonville duo take on The Revlon Girl Johnsonville residents Hannah Brownsey and Helen Cashin are both drawing on real life personality traits for their roles in Stagecraft Theatre’s The Revlon Girl opening August 26. Update from your local city councillor The Revlon Girl is a fictionalised account New Interim Library – Harbour city centre, of one of the meetings of the Aberfan Young Wives Club – a group set up to support the Brandon St opened Fri 10 July grieving mothers of Aberfan after debris The new library is open and we are getting great feedback. from a nearby colliery smashed into the Check it out if you are passing village in 1966 taking the local school in its path. 116 of the 144 killed were children. Consultation on Central library Fearing they have let themselves go, the The council is seeking your views on whether the library should women secretly invite the local Revlon lady be fixed up or rebuilt. There are five options each with their own to come along and give them all a talk on pros and cons. beauty tips. Hannah who plays fiery, foul-mouthed Making the Golden Mile more pedestrian friendly Rona says she admires that you quickly know Consultation is still open for you to have a say about proposed where you stand with Rona. footpath and roading changes to Lambton Quay, Willis St and “I can be a bit like that too. Courtenay Place. Go to the Let’s Get Welly Moving site “I’ve been told that you can immediately tell https://yourvoice.lgwm.nz/ what I am thinking by my facial expressions – which has its pros and cons,” says Hannah. Please get in touch if you have a question or concern Helen’s character, Jean, is Rona’s polar 029 971 8944 | diane.calvert@wcc.govt.nz opposite. Stately and conservative Jean is www.dianecalvert.nz | /dianecalvertnz the wife of a respected church minister and Authorised by J Owens, 22 Agra Cres, Wellington 6035. regards herself as a pillar of the community. “Like Jean, I avoid swearing, I like a cup of tea Showroom: and I admire the 29 Hutt Road, Thorndon Queen,” jokes BLINDS FOR YOUR HOME AND OFFICE

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Plant sale raises $14,000 for WBRT By Jacob Page

Bird lovers, plant lovers and a combination of the two, flocked to the Crofton Downs School Hall last Sunday for the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust’s Pop-up Native Plant Sale. Event co-ordinator, Toni Shanks, says the sale was a huge success. “The turnout and engagement exceeded our expectations,” she says. “As a first-time event, we really didn’t anticipate that all 1300 native plants transported from the Feathers & Flora nursery in Ohariu Valley would fly out the door well before the scheduled finish time of 2pm. “Overwhelmed is an understatement.” Craig Shepherd, the founder of the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust, commented that the positivity he received from people on the day, and subsequently, has been humbling. “There is a natural synergy between planting natives and taking care of our feathered friends, both native and introduced,” he says. “People recognised this and enjoyed the personal connection between purchasing plants and supporting our cause.” The event which raised approximately $14,000 for the WBRT, was more than just a plant sale. With expert horticulturists on-hand, a coffee cart,

Kids doing the DIY Pinecone bird feeders -Benjamin, 5, Dominic, 8 and Luke Gardner, 11 at the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust Pop-up Plant Sale at the weekend.

baking, hot food, raffles, an eclectic selection of birds to meet and a well-attended DIY pinecone bird feeder corner, it was definitely a total package event, and it would not have been possible without an incredible team of volunteers. “It was rewarding to see our lovely volunteers, acknowledged by the public for the work they do.” Toni says. The funds raised from the sale will be directed into the ongoing running costs of the Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust, which currently assists over 1000 birds a year. “On Sunday alone, we had two injured kereru and a pukeko bought in for reha-

bilitation. “With hospital stays of up to six weeks, the costs creep up… these are golden bird,”’ Craig says. It is appreciated that there were a few people that left empty-handed. The sale has been extended online until Saturday. “So, if you got there a bit late, couldn’t make it, or this is the first time you have heard of it, you can shop online at www.feathersand flora.co.nz to purchase native plants and heritage apple trees at pop-up prices,” Toni says. For further plant sales, follow Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust on Facebook.

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Crofton Downs school students get Showquest chance Crofton Downs Primary School students will be part of 2500 students nationwide who will participate in this year’s Showquest On Screen competition, New Zealand’s biggest performing arts event for schools. Showquest On Screen is offered nationwide by Rockquest Promotions, the team behind the successful original music competitions Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats. This year the competition has been adapted to sit online in response to restrictions earlier in the year around public gatherings. Event Di rector Matt Ealand says this year’s programme provides a fantastic opportunity for students to express themselves while

working together towards a common goal. “After a period of unease, we feel great about being able to provide a space for excitement and pride around what students are doing as a collective. We’re seeing dance, drama and music students link up with tech-savvy media studies students to create student-led productions.” Matt says that feedback from teachers has been overwhelmingly positive. A Junior Section is available for teams of students years 1-8, or they have the option to compete within the Open Section against high school students. Both sections will compete regionally and nationally, with the top prize winners from each region

going onto a national final held online on September 10. First, second and third places will be announced for each regional event along with awards for theme and technology. Students excelling in creative leadership roles such as Director, Choreographer and Actor will win a mentoring session with an industry professional. Showquest is collaborating with the World of WearableArt (WOW), encouraging student designers to take art off the wall and put it onto the human form. This wearable art competition is an optional component to the video challenge, or student designers may enter their garment on its own.

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EYE ON CRIME In Johnsonville a black Toyota Corolla stationwagon parked in Arapiko Street during the day was damaged when the offender smashed a rear left side window and wrenched off the left side mirror. The noise alerted a neighbour who saw a male run off. A description has been passed to Police. A trailer was stolen from the Wellington City Council shed at Raroa Park. The wheels had been chain locked and a locked chain secured the entrance to the depot. All locks had been cut through to free the trailer. In Khandallah a commercial property in Ganges Road was broken into. Doors to the

property were locked and secure. Possibly a jemmy was used to prise them open. Nothing reported stolen. In Ngaio a lathe was taken from the workshop of a house in Carroll Street. A roller door had been forced open to gain access. The lathe was found on the other side of a fence on nearby Council land. A black Mazda commercial vehicle parked overnight in Awarua Street was entered through the canopy and a bag stolen. The bag contained a projector and speakers with extension cords and a four way plug. A suitcase containing toys was also stolen.

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In Churton Park a silver Mitsubishi Lancer parked during the night in Ellwood Place was broken into. A bag containing $150, bank cards and cosmetics was stolen. In Karori a house in Donald Street was broken into via a jemmied window. Nothing reported missing. In Dasent Street neighbours reported several visits by a man carrying a clip board who appeared to be inspecting the vacant property. The property agents confirm that he is not one of their staff. The details of the car driven by the intruder are with Police. A mountain bike left during the day behind a bus stop in Karori Road was stolen. It was reported to have been sighted and being ridden in Ohiro Road. In Wadestown a silver Honda Fit parked overnight in Barnard Street had a registration plate stolen. The garage of a house in Sefton Street was entered via a forced roller door. A router power tool, a dust extractor and

the alarm control panel box were stolen. A white Toyota Hilux parked during the night in Barnard Street was broken into through the side of the truck. A quantity of power tools and chargers were stolen. In Northland a white Mitsubishi Triton truck parked on the road overnight in Bedford Street was broken into and a bicycle taken from within the truck. In Sydenham Street a house, now vacant following the eviction of tenants, had the glass in its front door smashed. In Wilton a blue Subaru Impreza parked overnight in Pembroke Road was stolen. The vehicle had a flat battery and would have required a jump start to drive it away. In Kaiwharawhara the garage on a building site in Fore Street was entered during the evening and cameras recorded images of a male carrying a stolen item. The images are with Police.

Wadestown School Year 8 students celebrate passing their Toastmasters course.

Wadestown School students toast of the town A group of 46 Year 8 students of Wadestown School completed the 10 week Toastmaster’s Youth Leadership Course. The course took 10 weeks and managed to carry on despite the four-week lockdown. The graduation evening had the school hall packed with parents who were amazed and proud that their young people could confidently give a prepared speech in front of an adult audience and even more so to give a two minute impromptu speech on a subject they had only just been given. The students also showed the leadership skills they had developed in evaluating each other’s speeches, chairing the evening and organising the agendas.

The course was organised by Toastmasters from Wadestown, Ohariu, and Ngaio at the request of Deputy Principal Nick Julian who is responsible for the senior school. Constance Talbot, President of Wadestown Toastmasters, says she was astonished at the progress the students had made and at the confidence they had developed. Rob Julian says that he had bad news for the parents in that it is highly likely that their sons and daughters could now have more confidence in speaking to an audience of over 100 than they could. He raised a laugh when he said that in the future we could listen to students interviewed on TV giving the reason that they were retiring from parliament.

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Council talks trash in the capital People living in Wellington city now have the opportunity to give their feedback on new controls intended to help promote waste minimisation and better manage waste. Over the past two years, Wellington City Council has been reviewing the issues related to waste management and minimisation within the city. The Council has also been working with the other seven councils in the region to develop a suite of new waste standards that have the potential to become regionally consistent. As a result of this work, the proposed Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw has been developed. Now the public are invited to give feedback on this proposed bylaw. The proposed bylaw signals a change from the Council’s current bylaw provisions that are solely focused on delivering effective and efficient waste management, with new bylaw provisions now also being focused on promoting waste minimisation. Key proposed bylaw changes include: • new controls to manage waste and kerbside collection; • restricting unaddressed and advertising mail; • a new suite of standards that will affect waste and recycling collectors; • new event waste management planning standards for large events (over 1000 people); • standards to better manage littering and the inappropriate deposit/ discarding of waste; • the establishment of new construction and demolition (C&D) waste planning requirements for high-value building projects; and • standards to ensure new multi-unit dwellings, with 10 or more residential units, can provide suitable storage areas for waste and recycling generated on-site. Our review of the city’s existing waste bylaw provisions has identified

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a number of issues to be addressed in order to provide for more effective waste management and minimisation, and some of these issues also extend into the surrounding region, says Mayor Andy Foster. “In 2017, the Councils of the Wellington Region adopted the Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. In this Plan, the councils of the region committed to working together to develop a set of bylaw provisions that had the potential to be regionally consistent. We have now done that and want to know what people think. “The bylaw is just one of a range of initiatives Council will take along with initiatives required of Central Government if we are to reduce waste volumes sustainably and make our city cleaner. “Within Wellington city, the population is expected to grow by 50,000 to 80,000 over the next 30 years, so we know we need change that enables us to better manage and reduce our waste in preparation for that.” Council’s Waste Minimisation portfolio lead Councillor Laurie Foon says we need to think about how we can better reduce our waste so that we don’t create rubbish in the first place. “These proposed changes will be

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Ryman award for hard-working duo Bronwyn Barry, sales advisor at Malvina Major Retirement Village in Khandallah has been awarded Ryman Healthcare’s Sales Advisor of the Year. The awards night was a glittering event, celebrated live-stream on You Tube this year due to Covid-19 and hosted by celebrity media stars Hilary Barry (no relation) and Anika Moa. The hotly competed awards are chosen from the 36 Ryman villages in New Zealand and Australia. This year Malvina Major brought home two awards. Along with Bronwyn, Harish Purohit, Facilities Manager at Malvina Major collected the Health, Safety and Well Being Award. When Bronwyn first started at Malvina Major Retirement Village she could never have dreamed where that move would take her five years later. Malvina Major was Ryman

Healthcare’s first village in Wellington and since those early days has transformed into one of the city’s most sought-after villages. Bronwyn was praised for her resilience and practical assistance to residents after the 2016 earthquake and for her communications with them during and after the re-build of the affected area in the village. Bronwyn stepped up to ensure the residents were settled and comfortable until the village was ready to move back into, all the while continuing to sell village apartments to new residents. Now they enjoy a fabulous new village with outstanding facilities, architecturally designed apartments and magnificent new lounges with breath-taking harbour views. She is very involved in the local community and enjoys

hosting events such as Mah Jong and bowls events that include residents of the village and the neighbourhood. Harish has worked as Facilities Manager at Malvina for almost one year and is responsible for the smooth running and management of the building and ensuring the contractors at the village are aware of health and safety requirements. He says it has been a steep learning curve, starting at the village during major refurbishments and then when the global pandemic hit New Zealand he ensured the village was well supplied with everything required in an emergency. Behind Harish’s calm and gentle demeanor is an employee who is highly efficient and takes his responsibilities very seriously – he says always ensuring that the residents enjoy a first-class experience is his priority.

Harish Purohit, Facilities Manager at Malvina Major collected the Health, Safety and Well Being Award and Bronwyn Barry, sales advisor at Malvina Major Retirement Village in Khandallah has been awarded Ryman Healthcare’s Sales Advisor of the Year.

Flood protection gets financial boost Greater Wellington’s flood protection and resilience is getting a vital $11m boost from the Government’s post-Covid-19 infrastructure fund, which will lead to more jobs and better protection for flood prone communities. Two main areas of development in Lower Hutt and the Wairarapa will be targeted through the co-funding model with Greater Wellington Regional Council contributing approximately $6m on top of the Government’s contribution. In the Hutt Valley, works will include Hutt River erosion and

edge protection. In the Wairarapa, works will target the Ruamāhanga River with stopbank reconstruction, buffer land establishment and tree planting. Hutt Valley Councillor and Chair of Greater Wellington’s Hutt Valley Flood Management Subcommittee Prue Lamason says the investment is wise. “This is the first co-funding flood protection work since the eighties and a very wise decision from the Government. We’re talking about two communities with a history of significant flooding

events getting greater protection and sooner than planned. This gives families, businesses and communities much more certainty for the future. “In the first instance this funding boost will bring forward works that will provide a much needed boost to employment in the region while at the same time adding much needed resilience to floods and a critical first step to managing the effects of climate change. “In the longer term this work will provide confidence for people to invest in the regional economy, knowing we have invested in

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place home. But we also know there is a flip side to enjoying that beauty, in the form of environmental hazards and risks posed to us and our properties. “We manage flood risks from the rivers that flow across our region. We know how devastating flooding and erosion can be to the land, livestock and homes. Rivers wind their way through public and private land, so we work with communities and land owners in places like Ruamāhanga to manage the risks and impacts of flooding and erosion,” says Deputy-chair Staples.

Cycleways boost for Wellington region People walking and cycling between Featherston and Greytown, or along Wellington’s Eastern Bays will soon have a safe shared path, as part of a $220 million shovelready cycleways package announced by Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter. “During lockdown we saw many more families and kids out on their bikes, which shows that when our streets feel safe to cycle people want to ride,” Julie Anne says. “In Wellington, three quarters of people said

they’d ride a bike more if protected bike lanes, separated from traffic, were installed. The Eastern Bays Shared Path will make that possible. “That means more kids biking to school, and more commuters hopping on their bike to catch the ferry, rather than driving,” Julie Anne says. T he E a st er n Bays Shared Path will provide a safe walk and cycleway along Marine Drive, and will connect the Bays to the Remutaka Cycle Trail and Te Aranui o Pōneke the Great Harbour Way.

The shared path includes a new seawall designed to minimise impact on the marine environment, and prevent road closures with improved protection from storm surges. Currently, power, gas and fibre cables are becoming exposed and dangerous due to coastal erosion, so construction of the new Eastern Bays Shared Path will move these services to a safer location. Construction on both projects is due to start in 2021 following resource consent approval.

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GARDENING THIS WEEK Gardening craze: By Wally Richards There is a very big increase in the number of people gardening currently. Two factors for this is; the emergence of spring which always brings people back into their gardens for a new season. Also we now have lots of people that have realised that the world is not a secure place they had grown accustomed too. Talking to garden centres throughout NZ there is a big upsurge in people gardening and wanting to grow their own vegetables and fruit which is just common sense anyway no matter if times are good or bad. Food security is common sense and to have sufficient growing and stored for use not only gives you a safeguard, (if you do it the right way) it will actually improve you and your family’s health as well. Vegetables and fruits we buy at the supermarket are nowhere as good as the ones you can grow at home. Generally speaking commercial grown are fairly tasteless because of the man-made fertilisers used to force growth to quickly mature crops (faster the turn around the

more crops per year and the more income earned) Forced growth in nature does not make for nutritional goodness and healthy plants. We know in nature that plants that are not healthy are attacked by all manner of diseases and pests (which are Natures Cleaners). Pests and diseases are the bane of commercial growers and to prevent losses and damage to their crops they apply chemical preventives and controls. As analysis of vegetables & fruits have shown by NZ Food Safety that up to 23 poisons are found in each fruit and vegetable tested (that’s only the ones they test for, there are others they don’t even bother testing for). So to sum up you have produce that is fairly tasteless, having minimum nutritional goodness and full of poisons that your body has to deal with? No wonder people have woken up to the fact that growing as much of your food naturally at home is far better in every way possible. It is also easy to do you just have to use natural products such as animal manures, blood & bone, sheep

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Then we need to garden the soil by applying foods to feed the soil life and this is done by using calcium, (Garden Lime, Dolomite, Gypsum) Mycorrcin, BioPhos, Silicon, Bio Marinus Liquid Fish Fertiliser Plus, Neem Powder and compost teas. If pests or diseases attack then there are natural products such as

along with free fun for the kids this Saturday August the 8th from 10am to 3pm. Free activities including Nigel Kennedy the Magician and Funny Bunny, circus workshop with Rainbow Circus, stories and games

with Elsa from Disney's Frozen, a craft workshop, cultural performances, Zumba for kids virtual reality and robotic workshop with the Wellington City Libraries team and free Henna and face painting. Eid translates to 'festival' or 'feast'

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Samuel Marsden Collegiate student and captain of the school rowing team Madison Taylor had her sights set on a scholarship to the United States until Covid and unrest in the country put the brakes on the idea. Madison who is in year 13 has been rowing for around five years, also rows for the Wellington Rowing Club and it's a sport she is really passionate about. She says opportunities were plentiful in American universities to row and study and a lot of girls in women's rowing head over there from New Zealand. “There is a rule over there that the money spent on men's sport has to be

matched on women's sport and this opened things up for the sport,”she says. Things were looking good and Madison was in-touch with a lot of universities and was told an offer of a position would be forth coming. “Then Covid happened and I was still optimistic but now as things have progressed the universities over there don't know when they will be opening and post Covid, what it will be like,” Madison says. “I don't think the States is somewhere I want to go anymore just looking at the current climate.” She has come up with a plan B and is looking at Canada as an option as she has dual Canadian New Zealand citizenship through her mother.

“Canada does have really strong rowing programmes and as I am a citizen I only need to pay residential fees instead of international fees,” she says. It is looking promising she says their summer courses start in September and heading over there next year is her aim. “I will have a good chunk of time in New Zealand to work and make some money before I go,” she says. Added to the rowing is a three year degree Madison intends to do in law and a bachelor of arts as well. As for rowing for New Zealand Madison says the average rower doesn't peak until they are in their late 20's so there is plenty of time before that happens.

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Two hectares of paradise, just 20 minutes’ drive from the Beehive – this is the joy of living in Makara, one of Wellington’s best kept secrets. Peaceful country living, a short drive from Makara Beach and its rugged coastline, this superb area is surrounded by native bush and fabulous walks. Sheltered and beaming with sunshine, this fabulous lifestyle property is just a short drive to Karori, its shops and cafes and then on to the CBD and the amazing buzz of the Nation’s capital.

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Woodcock names Wellington A squad Johnsonville’s Luke Woodcock has selected an experienced 17-man Wellington A wider training squad in preparation for the 2020-21 season. The squad includes a host of players with first-class or List-A caps, as well as a handful of specialist white-ball players for an A programme that will likely be similar to last year’s schedule. Luke Georgeson and Brett Johnson both made their debuts for the Wellington Firebirds last summer, while James Hartshorn and Adam Leonard were both selected in Firebirds squads

in the Plunket Shield. Left-arm spinner Jeremy Benton is the obvious addition to the squad after making the move north from Canterbury. The 25-year-old adds another quality spin option to the bowling ranks and brings added experience having played both List-A and T20 cricket for Canterbury. “We’re really excited to finally be getting back to cricket with another talented group of players,” Luke says. “We were really pleased to see

several of our A guys get opportunities at the Firebirds level last summer and we want to build on that this year and continue to make the A programme a really effective development step for future Firebirds. “We’ve got a good mix of players who have had experience at the top level and players who are just breaking into the A setup so we’re looking forward to helping these guys develop.” The wider squad will begin their winter t ra in ing prog ra m me on August 10.

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Second Mt Vic Tunnel in sights of Nicola Willis

The Newlands Community Centre will host a cultural music night later this month.

Cultural music event for Newtown By Jacob Page

The Newtown Community and Cultural Centre will host a cultural music event spanning many countries later this month. The music and dance event will have an international flavour that promises to be a spectacular showcase of culture, upbeat music, and positive vibes

from the Solomon Islands, Brazil, China, West Africa, Madagascar, Chile, South America, and China, Africa and New Zealand, The organiser, Sam Manzanza, says it is a community event and all ages are welcome. The event is supported by the China Cultural Centre New Zealand. Entry by koha donation.

Wellingtonians won’t be made to wait until the 2030s for a second Mt Victoria Tunnel under a National Government, Wellington Central List MP Nicola Willis says. National Party Leader Judith Collins today announced a $4 billion plan to deliver a suite of projects that will bust Wellington’s congestion and future-proof its transport infrastructure for decades to come. National’s plan includes: • Fast-tracking a duplicate Mt Victoria Tunnel, with construction to commence no later than 2023 • Roading improvements at the Basin Reserve • Building a second Terrace Tunnel • Investing in rapid transit between Wellington’s CBD and airport • Underg rou nd i ng SH1 through Te Aro “This is the bold transport plan that Wellington needs and deserves,” Nicola says. “Our city is sick of debate and delay on transport. The plan

Judith Collins has announced today actually reflects what the public called for during Let’s Get Wellington Moving, rather than the pet projects Phil Twyford and Julie Anne Genter liked best. “I want Wellington to be a vibrant, growing city that supports great quality of life. National’s transport plan will make it easier for Wellingtonians to get around – whether by car, bus, foot or bike. It will reduce the time Wellingtonians spend stuck in traffic and guarantee our city can cope with a growing population. “I have campaigned hard for Wellington to get its fair share of transport infrastructure investment, including shining a light on Labour’s dodgy deal to delay construction of the second Mt Victoria Tunnel, and speaking up for disaffected Wellington bus users. “National will eliminate the frustrations of Wellingtonians by delivering the modern transport infrastructure our city so badly needs.”

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Sport resilience fund enters phase two Sport Wellington is partnering with Sport NZ to administer the Sport NZ Community Resilience Fund (Phase 2) in the region. The fund aims to provide financial support to play, active recreation or sport organisations who are experiencing financial hardship in the period 1 July to 30 September 2020, as a result of Covid-19. This is a contestable fund that

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viously received funding from Sport NZ, and those that may have received some support already through Community Resilience Fund in May/June 2020. Applicants for the earlier Community Resilience Fund had to be affiliated to Sport NZ national partners, but this is not a requirement for Community Resilience Fund Phase 2.

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Nonu speech not enough as Axemen prevail By Jacob Page

Johnsonville’s quest for their breakthrough Swindale Shield rugby victory continues after a narrow 13-10 defeat to the Wellington Axemen on Saturday. Former All Black Ma’a Nonu presented the playing jersey and spoke to the team in the sheds prior to the contest on the club’s Old Timer’s Day at Helston Park. In what has become a regular trait for the season, there were

a few late changes to the team but they were able to keep pace with their opposition throughout the match. First-five Stephen Nelson crossed for a try in the opening 40 minutes. Nelson would go on to score all of Johnsonville’s points in what turned out to be an armwrestle of a contest. Each team could only manage a penalty goal in the second half with the Axemen hanging on late in the game.

Johnsonville will travel to play Tawa this weekend. The Johnsonville Premier Reserve Cripples played in front of a lot of old Cripples players when they faced Petone. It was a tight first half, with the Cripples earning a 20-5 halftime advantage. However, they put the foot down in the second period to run out 69-5 victors. The Johnsonville presidents grade team suffered a narrow 10-5 defeat to Stoke’s Valley.

Former All Black midfielder Ma'a Nonu, left with Johnsonville Rugby Football Club chairperson Blair Hannah at the club's Old Timer's Day on Saturday. The two-time Rugby World Cup winner and 103-time All Black presented the jerseys and spoke to the Johnsonville premier team prior to their match against the Wellington Axemen on Saturday.

Johnsonville's first-five Stephen Nelson carries the ball supported by Bodene Davis in his team's 13-10 loss to the Wellington Axemen at Helston Johnsonville openside flanker Serge Hollis looks to Johnsonville left winger Sami Hope looks to distribute the ball. Photo: Gerald Rillstone. make a tackle. Photo: Gerald Rillstone. Park, on Saturday. Photo: Gerald Rillstone.

Family feel a key for Newlands Junior Rugby Club By Jacob Page

The Newlands Junior Rugby Club continues to grow but it is determined to keep its unique family-friendly feel. Club co-convenor, Wendy Cooper says “We’ve been the fastest growing club in the Wellington city zone for the past two seasons which is exciting. “Our under-6 players are playing feesfree this season because we didn’t want finances to be a barrier to kids playing rugby,” she says. “That’s gone really well, with numbers double what they usually are. The club offers grades from under-6 to under-13 and is affiliated with the Johnsonville Rugby Football Club at senior club grades. The expansion of rippa rugby to combined under 8/9 and under 10/11 grades played on Friday nights has meant we can have more kids playing the sport for longer. It also supports diversity in junior sport, freeing up Saturday mornings for netball and hockey. Wendy says the atmosphere at the club is always positive. “We are very family focussed, families come to the club and they don’t want to leave. “We’re one big family. After Saturday games we go to our clubrooms and the

The Newlands Junior Rugby Club continues to have a focus on family.

kids can enjoy pies and sausages, with free tea and coffee for their supporters. “We take all kids at all ages and stages because ultimately it’s about kids having fun on the field and enjoying rugby. “We have parents who played

for the club as juniors in the 90s, and have come back to coach their own kids because the club atmosphere has been so good for so long. “We have mums and dads that manage and coach teams, so it’s a real family affair.”

Wendy says girls rugby at the club continues to go from strengthto-strength. “Almost one-third of our players are girls, and we have the only all-girls tackle team in the zone. We try to have a couple of girls in every team because we know that

they need to see other girls playing alongside them.” The club will hold its Old Timer’s Day on September 19. People can visit the club’s Facebook page for more details. Sponsored by

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SPORTS TALK With Jacob Page

Sport can moonlight in many ways It’s always interesting when a high profile former sports star like Dan Carter comes out calling for calmer attitudes by those on the sidelines of community sport. His son is now a keen footballer which means the Carter family have swapped a kicking tee for a pair of football boots. Now Carter takes aim largely at parents overworking their kids in pursuit of either their own dreams or those of their child but in general I think behaviour on the sidelines of community sport in general. I’ve spent 13 years roaming the sidelines of sport in Timaru,

Christchurch, Blenheim, Nelson and Wellington and through time it has mellowed me. I was on the fast-track to being an over-zealous sideline parent but having witnessed so many lapses in judgement from people at sports fields over the years, it’s become clear to me that behaviour is unacceptable. I’ve seen incidents in all sports from netball, rugby, soccer, hockey, cricket and even once at tennis. By far the worst behaved supporters and players for that matter, in terms of consistent issues, is football. Many supporters, players and

coaches lose the plot during the 90 minutes of the fixture. There’s something about the beautiful game that makes their blood boil. You could not pay me to be a football referee. The abuse they take on a regular basis, from what I’ve seen, surpasses any other sport in this country. That does not mean that other sports do not have their rogue issues, because they do but football has a long way to go to tidy up its sideline image. While I still believe kids can still play to win because, trust me,

they know the score regardless of their age, the experience has to be a fun one for the young people participating. If kids are pushed to excel too early by their parents, they burn out or rebel. Like when your parents told you not to do something, being pushed to achieve at sport can result in the opposite happening. Sport must be fun regardless of how old you are. The moment you do not enjoy it, is the moment you stop doing it. I often do stories on young kids getting sports scholarships to Amer-

ican colleges. Very few of them ever go on to represent New Zealand at the highest level. Many burn out while others realise the sport they thought was their life was actually just a vehicle for them to get a free education. It is that education which ends up setting them up for life. That outcome is fantastic but so is a life-long love for a sport from a social point of view. Not everyone has to be an All Black, All White or Black Cap. Happy, healthy and socially satisfied is a win in anyone’s book.

Bertie Fish scores the most unlikeliest looking goal during North Wellington's Matt Tod-Smith makes it 3 goals for North Wellington during the Central League match on the match against Stop Out on Saturday. Photo: Glyn Badcock weekend. Photo: Glyn Badcock.

Forget the form guide for North Wellington By Grant Stephen

For the second week in a row the form book was tossed out the window when it came to the Men’s Central League football results. Just a week ago two points separated the bottom six teams and seven days later it was déjà vu all over again with the same margin for the bottom half a dozen sides. The North Wellington faithful were cautiously optimistic for their away trip to Hutt Park to face Stop Out. The slow drive along the Petone Esplanade did nothing for the nerves and it took most of the first half of the match to realise that the lucky rabbit’s foot could stay

safely in the top drawer along with the form guide. Despite no goals in the first half there was a certain inevitability about the match with North Wellington looking the dominant side with long periods of possession, more shots on goal and looking more likely for most of the time. That dominance came to the fore for New World Newlands North Wellington just 2 minutes after the half time break when Bertie Fish literally put his body on the line and used anything but his legs to meet a Jess Randall cross and escort the ball into the back of the Stop Out net. On the one hour mark North’s

Matt Tod-Smith was bought down in the Stop Out box and the resulting penalty was converted with authority by Jesse Randall to make it 2-0 to North Wellington. With 20 minutes to play Norths got their third and final goal to make it 3-0. Tod-Smith pulled the trigger on an immaculately conceived goal that had been well constructed by fine team work between Randall and Jonty Bilderbeck after a long buildup which started along way back in North’s territory. The final score in the notebook however went down as 3-1 to North Wellington when Stop Out reminded the crowd that there were 2 teams in this match. They came up with a very

fine back post header from a corner in the dying minutes of the match. In other matches in the Men’s Central League, Waterside Karori are enjoying their winning ways and did it once more with a very impressive 2-0 win at home against Napier City Rovers. In the local derby Miramar Rangers travelled to Wakefield Park to play Wellington Olympic and notched up an impressive 4-1 win over their hosts. Wairarapa enjoyed home advantage and did enough to beat Lower Hutt 1-0 while Western Suburbs also prevailed over Petone by the same score line. North Wellington’s other top sides did not have such a happy time of

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