6 February Independent Herald

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Johnsonville Club member Lynette Fletcher was just one of many whose hearts were torn by the plight of Australia’s wildlife in the horrendous bushfires raging there.

She wanted to do something and decided on a quiz night to raise money.

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On Friday, the Animal Medical Centre received a cheque for more than $7000 from the Johnsonville Club after their bushfire fundraiser. From left are club president Steve Macauley, and centre owners and managers Antoinette and Michael Benfell, with club manager Trina Snow. Apollo the kitten and Coco the Cavoodle also showed support. Photo: Glenise Dreaver

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Help for Australia’s injured, displaced animals Continued from page 1.

Lynette knew the next door Animal Medical Centre was already “on the case”, having filled their foyer with $2500 worth of medical supplies bought with the help of some generous local donations. That went to Saddlery Warehouse in Plimmerton to be sent to Australia.

The centre’s owners and managers Antoinette and Michael Benfell were delighted by the idea of another fundraiser, as their passion for helping animals is well known. (Their cavoodle

Coco, possibly the friendliest dog in Wellington, is a rescue animal who had required twenty-fourhour-a-day care to survive for example.)

Altogether the medical supplies had filled two car loads, including several big bags from Wellington Free Ambulance, medical supplies over or near their expiry dates so no use for humans, but fine for immediate use with animals.

Antoinette says burns in animals are just like humans. “It will take a long, long time and

we know what it takes. Just one animal requires a huge amount of energy.”

While the sent supplies were a huge help, it was realised that sending money to reputable agencies might be a faster way to get relief to where it was required.

So Lynette contacted local businesses for support for prizes and raffles while the club contacted their suppliers, organised the quizmaster and obtained a special licence. One hundred and thirty tickets were sold at $20 a head.

“It was such a good night,” says club manager Trina Snow, who was at the Animal Medical Centre on Friday January 31, along with club president Steve Macaulay, for the handover of $7589.10 The centre has the reputable World Animal Protection agency to send the funds to.

“We want this money to go to the little people, not just sit in a corporate bank account somewhere,” says Antoinette.

“We would have gone if we could…”

Mother Aubert remembered Mother Mary Aubert is just one of those of international repute who has been interred in the Karori cemetery. The Rebus Club of Khandallah heard a particularly interesting talk about her at their first meeting of 2020.

Nearly 90 members of the 120-strong group heard Wadestown’s award-winning author Jessie Munro speak on her research into, and writing of, the life of this inspiring Catholic nun, who died in Wellington in 1926.

Jessie told the group that the French-born Suzanne Aubert lived 91 clear-thinking and eventful years.

Her nearly seven decades here were, said Jessie, a good illustration of New Zealand’s fast-evolving history: Arriving on a whaling ship to be a dedicated missionary to Maori; Auckland through the 1860s war years; Hawke’s Bay in the 1870s; with the 1880s and 1890s spent in

the Whanganui River Valley, where her Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion was formed; then early twentieth century Wellington with its many social problems.

Rebus president Heather Nelson says that Rebus clubs are for retired or semiretired people to provide opportunities for friendship, enjoyment and continuing education.

This local club holds its meetings in the Khandallah Bowling Club rooms in Woodmancote Road at 10am on the last Friday each month.

There are also many active groups and day visits to places of interest, with occasional overnight trips.

Heather can be contacted at heatherenelson21@gmail. com or go to the https:// khandallahrebus.wixsite. com/khandallahrebusclub for more information.

ABOVE: Some of the crowd of 90 at the Khandallah Rebus Club's first meeting for 2020, hearing about the life of Suzanne Aubert.

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RIGHT: Detail from the stone which records the details of Mother Mary Aubert's interment at Karori.

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Over the next month, Council will be seeking your views on

Please take the time to have your say as our decisions will shape the future of our city.

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inbrief news Green light for rail

Just some of the crowd of 30-plus who gathered in the Karori recreation centre last Thursday to start the creation of a Friends of the Karori Cemetery group. Photo: Glenise Dreaver.

Finding our famous and fascinating

The chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council Daran Ponter says last week’s $1.35bn infrastructure announcement by the Government is a solid green light for getting regional passenger rail moving.

The $211m rail package funds most of the regional track improvements requested he says.

He adds that they now need urgent Government funding for new Wellington region hybrid trains run from overhead power wires, switching to alternative energy north of Waikanae and Upper Hutt.

This would stop passengers being packed like sardines within the next five years he says.

Population growth in the region is much greater than forecast. Census data shows 35,000 more people against the forecast 24,000 in the last five years.

By Glenise Dreaver

Some 30-plus people gathered at the Karori Recreation Centre last Thursday evening to discuss forming a Friends of the Karori Cemetery Society.

A working group chaired by Richard Bentley presented a draft constitution and group member and stalwart cemetery supporter Barbara Mulligan told how they had got to this stage.

Her interest has led to themed cemetery tours, and Barbara began her datashow with a picture of the “culprit” who started it all.

“I blame him!” she said, adding that walking her Australian terrier Dickson through the cemetery “on a leash!” she became aware of the famous and fascinating people buried there.

By 2013 she had learned so much she decided to start tours, including Murder & Mayhem & Heroines & Housewives.

But it was the centennial of the great influenza pandemic in 2018 that took things to the next stage she says.

So many people were interested that by March 2019 there was an inaugural meeting of the friends’ steering group, and they decided to take things up a level,

Volunteers sought Blind Low Vision NZ Guide Dogs (formerly Blind Foundation) is seeking volunteers for its Red Puppy Appeal street collection on Friday and Saturday March 13 and 14.

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Dickson - he could be counted the very first, and founding member, of the Friends of the Karori Cemetery. Photo supplied.

seeking legal status.

The meeting voted for a committee to work on that, with Richard as chair, and it was agreed that the constitution be fine-tuned following suggestions from the floor.

While Makara is now Wellington’s official cemetery, those with family plots purchased in Karori could be using them for

some thirty more years.

This means creating a heritage park has to be a long-term aim. but other plans were described.

These include using the vast area as a vibrant attraction for locals and tourists, a place of recreation with information boards and planned routes, a centre of research and with links to other nearby attractions like Zealandia

and Otari-Wilton’s bush.

Barbara and Richard both acknowledged their appreciation of the high level of support from researchers, from the Wellington City Council and other organisations including Ngati Maniopoto.

You can contact Barbara at karoricemeterytour@gmail.com for more information.

Correction Our advertising representative Steve Maggs is embarrassed. Very embarrassed.

On page 17 last week, in ‘Kate’s Mind Sport’ he accidentally picked up information from 2019 about the Karori Bridge Club’s lessons for beginners.

This year, the lessons start on Monday February 24 at 7pm and they continue on Mondays and Wednesdays for six weeks.

They will be followed by practice evenings until players feel competent enough to join the club evening.

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inbrief news Summer Shakespeare Summer Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ will create a pop-up theatre event from February 13 to 29.

You can expect ferociously beautiful poetry, robust physicality, anarchic invention and a donkey all taking place at Te Whaea: National Dance and Drama Centre.

For the first time in Summer Shakespeare’s 31-year history, it will be performed indoors.

The Basement Theatre space allows the cast and crew to focus on the storytelling and avoid wet weather cancellations.

Tickets are available from summershakespeare.nz. Full price $25, concession $15.

Heat pump subsidy As part of the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme and Sustainability Trust, some low-income homeowners will be eligible for a heat pump subsidy.

You could be able to receive one for as little as $760.

Low-income zones are identified by the government as Deprivation 8, 9 and 10 zones.

This includes streets in Johnsonville, Karori and Newlands.

Due to the nature of the zones, there are streets with just one side or certain numbers eligible.

Visit www.sustaintrust.org.nz for street addresses. To double-check and find out more call 0508 78 78 24.

New principal at Khandallah

By Glenise Dreaver

Marian Meehan picked up the reins of her new role as the principal of Khandallah school on January 28.

And the school welcomed Marian and teacher Lucy Unsworth with a powhiri on Wednesday morning. Formerly deputy principal of Raroa Intermediate, Marian was supported by Raroa staff and some of the school’s Kapa Haka group at that function.

Marian was also presented with a red cotton and silk patchwork cloak, Maatauranga, given to the-then principal after Christine McKenna created it in 2004.

The different reds of the cloak symbolise the diversity of the school and is the school’s colour, while the name symbolises knowledge, wisdom and understanding.

Marian says she has strong family connections to the school, and shows her grandfather’s name, Ian Gault, in the roll for 1910.

Her father and all his brothers also attended, as did her mother and her siblings.

“And my mother, Margaret Clark, had her first teaching job here.

New principal of Khandallah School Marian Meehan receives the school cloak ‘Maatauranga’ at a powhiri on Wednesday. Photo: Megan Connolly

“So I’ve got strong community networks.”

She says her work at Raroa saw her at the cutting edge of educational development and she is looking forward to working in the “amazing” new learning environments at

Khandallah.

The first Inquiry this year is, she says, the Science of Kindness, one of Khandallah School’s five values, the others being respect, responsibility, resilience and excellence.

With the school’s vision ‘In-

spiring Future Stars’ - Tatai ki te rangi - she says: “We are all working towards preparing all our learners to realise their own aspirations and potential as individuals and as resilient, selfdriven, contributing members of our future society.”

Johnsonville rest homes Sustainability efforts rolled out at Cashmere

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Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home are on a journey to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Staff at Enliven’s Johnsonville rest homes have focused on being more sustainable in their day-to-day tasks.

Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home manager Karen Rhind says they are taking small steps with the initiative and making changes where they can.

The first focus was on reducing the number of single-use items in the homes, such as disposable cups and single-use pill dispensers.

Karen said when this initiative was mentioned at one of the rest home’s family meetings, it resulted in the donation of coffee cups to use in the tea and coffee making areas.

The homes have also introduced more recycling initiatives, which Karen says the residents have helped to support.

“The residents come to the front desk specifically to put their newspapers and bottles into the recycling – which is great.

“The full recycling crates are testament to the amount of stuff being saved from the landfill already.”

A group of residents recently joined staff to visit the Wel-

Cashmere Heights Home residents (from left): Josie Lancaster, Frans Ettema, Pat Petterd and Maree Rings take used newspapers to the Wellington SPCA.

lington SPCA and drop off used newspapers.

Cashmere Home and Cashmere Heights Home recreation team leader Linda Lankshear says they will also collect empty toilet rolls and photocopy paper box lids to deliver to the SPCA. The homes have also stopped using plastic bin liners where possible and rubbish collection has reduced significantly.

Karen says the homes’ recreation teams have also found ways to reuse items, such as decorating empty glass bottles for use as table

decorations for celebrations.

She says their efforts are on-going, with larger goals including reducing the use of papers towels.

Enliven’s Cashmere Home and sister site Cashmere Heights Home, both on Helston Road, Johnsonville, offer rest home and hospital care, including short-term respite and health recovery care. To learn more visit www.enlivencentral.org.nz.

You can also call directly on 04 477 7067 (Cashmere Home) or 04 4778 9051 (Cashmere Heights Home).

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The annual, free, performance art festival event is being held in a collection of colourful containers on the Wellington waterfront on each of the above days, between 10am and 11pm.

It includes music, art and other installations.

Nick will be introducing his audience to his innovative creation ‘Mask’, which is an electronic box, composed of four screens and complete with internal lights and cameras.

It gets lowered over your head by his electronic winch and it is, he says “a bit of fun”.

“It’s about surveillance — seeing and being seen.”

“The experience is actually quite confronting,” he admits.

“It distorts. And you become hyper-aware of being watched.

“I’m a bit of an oddball!”

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The same has applied to

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Marsden Preschool For girls and boys aged 31/2 to 5 years

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Marsden Preschool Marsden Preschool, for boys and girls from 3½ years, provides the very best start to education for your child in a warm and caring environment. It is a sunny, spacious indoor and outdoor play and learning space, located within the Marsden School campus. Opening hours are 8.15am – 3.30pm, for 3, 4 or 5 days a week. Use your 20

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Eight-year-old Mark Neave of Karori with his baked goods, raising money for the area's homeless. Photo supplied.

Youngster helps the homeless Eight-year old Mark Neave is helping Karori’s homeless with proceeds from his bake stall at St Ninian’s monthly garage sale.

Once a month he and mum Jacqui rise at 6am to bake up a storm before heading to their booked church sales table to sell the delicious goodies to the locals.

They usually produce at least 10 home baked items selling at two to three dollars each. That includes lolly cake, shortbread, cupcakes, scones and the hot favourite, truffles.

In December Mark raised $140 with all proceeds going to the Wellington City Mission. Jacqui said her son, who attends Karori Normal School, was prompted into

Jacqui Neave, supporting son Mark's compassion for the area's homeless.

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NOTICE OF HELICOPTER USE FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION LINES IN YOUR AREA. Helicopter operating above 1000ft/300m Helicopter operating at line height

Transpower, the owner and operator of the National Grid, is undertaking a visual inspection of its transmission lines throughout the Wellington, Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa regions as highlighted on the accompanying map.

This work will involve a helicopter flying at low levels above the transmission lines and some hovering near the supporting towers.

The work is planned to occur between Wednesday 12 February and Saturday 22 February 2020.

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It’s important to us that you are kept informed and updated on our activities.

If you require further information, please call Stephen Howard on 027 490 9464.

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action when he saw beggars outside the local mall and started giving them food before moving on to fundraising.

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

Question: What sport or outdoor activity haven’t you tried, that you would like to?

Cohen Donn Khandallah

Harry West Johnsonville

“Football because I love it. I like kicking the ball.”

“Football because I play it and love it.”

Max Dinamarca Khandallah “I want to try discus because it seems fun and I really like how it looks.”

Reuben Broad Khandallah “Vortex because I like it and it’s really fun.”

Zena Cato Khandallah “Tennis because I tried it before and I was really bad at it.”

Isabella Hough Khandallah “Netball. I’ve tried it before and would like to have another go at it.”

EYE ON CRIME In Johnsonville in a daylight robbery, a Phillip Street flat was entered through a laundry window and a messy search made.

Stolen goods included a gaming console, an Iphone, wine and jewellery.

A Toyota Prius parked overnight in Hindmarsh Street was broken into and clothes and bank cards stolen. The cards were used three times before being blocked.

A Toyota Corolla in Erris Street was entered overnight through a smashed window and hiking boots stolen.

A Mazda Familia in Kipling Street was

stolen overnight and recovered undamaged next day in Porirua with the engine running.

Onslow College’s Mitsubishi utility was stolen from the grounds overnight.

In Phillip Street, just after noon, an agile male was spotted on the roof of a conservatory. When called upon he jumped down, ran away, then leapt over a fence and disappeared.

In Newlands a Toyota Vitz in Glen Alton Avenue was broken into through a smashed window overnight and a phone holder stolen.

In the same street, a Nissan Tiida Latio had

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a window smashed, but nothing was stolen.

In Lynda Avenue a Mitsubishi hatchback parked overnight was broken into and the $30 hidden in it was stolen.

Nothing was taken from a Hyundai Getz broken into in Cara Crescent, while a Toyota Avensis stationwagon, parked unlocked overnight in Dress Circle, was recovered after being stolen.

The Cheltenham Terrace owner of a Nissan Cefiro loaned it to a known person for an hour to do shopping. Contact with the borrower has been lost. It is now an “unlawful taking”.

In Khandallah a Toyota Corolla stationwagon parked in Madras Street was found next day with the two wheels from the passenger side missing while the garage of a house in Simla Crescent was broken into.

A water blaster, an electric sander, a can of fuel and of wine were stolen.

Neighbours, however, found these hidden among nearby trees.

The front door glass of a Punjab Street house was smashed and a TV, a microwave and clothes were stolen.

The owners of a dairy in Ganges Road were woken by the smashing of their downstairs glass front door. The alarm was activated, CCTV footage captured the event and the stolen Mazda Demio used by the intruders.

Chocolate bars and cash were stolen.

A Ford Courier utility parked in a Cockayne Road drive overnight had a door forced and bank cards, a driver’s licence and other ID stolen. The cards were later fraudulently used at a petrol station.

In Grenada Village, in a daylight robbery, the front door lock of a Mark Avenue house was jimmied. Small amounts of cash were stolen and some jewellery.

In Karori a Toyota Corolla parked overnight in St. Albans Avenue was entered via a smashed window. A radar detector and cash were stolen.

In Northland a Nissan Navara parked overnight near the corner of Harbour View Road and Northland Road had a window smashed and a driver’s licence, a bank card, cash and a radar detector were stolen.

The bank card was used before transactions were cancelled.

Cheeky crime In Churton Park last week, burglars added insult to injury after staging the robbery of a house in Cambrian Street in broad daylight.

In a parting gesture they left the door of the freezer in the kitchen open, so the contents defrosted.

That was after they had forced open the back door, giving access to the house and garage. Stolen items included tools and toolboxes, alcohol, toiletries, jewellery, two Ipads, two New Zealand passports and New Zealand and Australian currency.

To find out more and to book your place phone us 476 6179 or email your contac t details to karoribridge @ gmail.com. Enjoy a friendly but competitive atmosphere. The cost is $60, credited when you join the club.

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A: Karori Bridge Club, 274 Karori Road,Karori

Staff of the Karori Mall pharmacy took time out on a very busy final Friday to farewell retiring owners and managers Brian and Julie Johnstone. There was also a presentation that touched their hearts, the framed photograph of a local scene by photographer and WCC councillor Simon Woolf. Photo: Glenise Dreaver.

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GOLD•COINS•WATCHES•BANKNOTES•ANTIQUES•PAINTINGS • COLLECTABLES BROKEN JEWELLERY AnySCRAP GOLD &Cash in on high gold prices

nyGOLD JEWELLERY A Recycle those unwanted chains, cufflinks,

AnyNZ PAINTINGS & ARTWORKS

POCKET WATCHES & OLD WATCHES AnyMechanical watches in any condition, also for

yMEDALS & BADGES n A Military medals, badges, agricultural

nyOLD BANKNOTES A Pre-decimal • NZ • World • Obsolete currency etc

nyGOLD & SILVER COINS A Whole collections or accumulations Pre 1947 silver

nySTERLING SILVER A Any sterling items - cutlery, canteens, Tea service,

AnyANTIQUES • COLLECTABLES

NZ HISTORICAL ITEMS • KIWIANA AnyANY OLD TIN TOYS • OLD FOUNTAIN PENS

AnyCHINESE & JAPANESE ANTIQUES

AnyANY MAORI & PACIFIC ARTEFACTS

bracelets, brooches, etc. 9ct, 14ct, 18ct, 22ct

medals, etc

parts (no quartz or battery watches please)

coins, sovereigns, krugerrands, etc

candle sticks, trays etc

Any VINTAGE OR MODERN ROLEX, TUDOR, OMEGA, IWC, HEUER, PATEK PHILIPPE Any condition - going or not

ROLEX SUBMARINER

ROLEX EXPLORER

ROLEX GMT MASTER

ROLEX DAYTONA

OMEGA SPEEDMASTER

OMEGA SEAMASTER

OMEGA DIVERS 600

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SEIKO DIVERS AUTO (Pre 1980’S)

Have you stopped collecting? Downsizing or moving? Family not interested? Lying in a cupboard unused? Unwanted jewellery? Would cash be more useful? Or even if you are just curious, then please see our buyers at a venue listed below. We will buy single items or complete collections. If unable to visit a venue, please call Hamish on 0800 105 228 to arrange a home visit.

See us at a venue near you. Please check the dates and times carefully.

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Kapiti Community Centre 15 Ngahina Street

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Ocean Rd Community Centre 45 Ocean Road

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Upper Hutt Cossi Club 11 Logan Street

West Plaza Hotel 110 Wakefield Street

Te Rauparaha Arena 17 Parumoana Street

Lansdowne Church Hall 1 Totara Street

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Linden Social Centre 10 Linden Avenue

Goldco Antique Buyers - Member NZNDA. www.goldco.co.nz email: hamishwalsh@xtra.co.nz

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Khandallah Presbyterian Church 27 Ganges Road

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Unbeatable location for Johnsonville Centre, its Library, swimmimg pool complex and railway station – leave the car at home! Character family home with flat to help pay the mortgage plus garage conversion that offers more options.

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Auction 6:30pm Wednesday 26 February (on-site)

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This 1980s large family home has space to accommodate everyone! With fresh paint inside and brand-new carpet, it is ready for you to move in. All set on a 694 sqm private section, surrounded by native bush with views over Khandallah and out towards the city.

RV $1,120,000 - LIM & Builder's Report Available.

Literally opposite Johnsonville School and so close to the town, this gorgeous home is tucked away and private.

The main accommodation is on a single level with a handy laundry and hobby area below - there's also a garage and sun-drenched garden.

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Tender 3pm Wednesday 19 February

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It’s been very dry…

By Dwyllis Maggs It’s summer and water restrictions are in place. Summer water restrictions are common in Wellington and nearby districts. Several plants in my garden are suffering from the lack of rain - Kelburn figures are at only 27mm this year!

Automatic watering systems are wonderful when you are allowed to use them but a garden hose might be all you’re allowed. Hand watering is very time consuming.

If your plants don’t require water every day divide your garden in half and do half one day and the other half the next. Or half in the morning and the other half in the evening. Or even better find a helper!

Although plants in pots isn’t ideal when it comes to watering, sometimes there isn’t a choice. If my dwarf apples weren’t in pots then they would be competing with large trees for water. Guess who’d win.

I also like to put flowers in pots so I can move them around and decide on a permanent planting scheme. It also lets you group plants with similar watering needs together so you can ignore plants

that enjoy dry conditions and focus on those that like a drink.

When it comes to your lawn the advice is always the same – if you can raise the height of your mower to avoid scalping your lawn that will help. Long grass will cope better with drought.

Now’s the time to plant seedlings of cabbage, cauli and broccoli as they take between 65 and 75 days before harvest. I’ve not seen many white cabbage butterflyies this year but there are plenty of snails hiding in dark nooks and under pots. Seek them out and destroy or at least throw them into an area of the garden that is far away from your vegetable patch. Don’t forget to mulch around the seedlings, this helps preserve moisture and protects your soil.

Sharpe’s Feed Barn – for your garden and animals Sharpes Feed Barn offers customers an extensive range of animal feed, gardening supplies and fencing products For more than 100 years, Sharpes Feed Barn has stocked animal feed and gardening supplies from our High Street, Lower Hutt store opposite Pak’n’Save. Although the surrounding landscape around us has been urbanised, we remain the friendly country store in the centre of town. Sharpes Feed Barn is the preferred place where animal lovers and those with green fingers choose to purchase from.

Sharpes Feed Barn has quality food for most

farm and domestic animals from horse feed, sheep feed, chicken feed and dog food for working dogs through to goat feed, rabbit feed and bird feed.

Our gardening supplies include fertilisers; protective sprays and herbicides; compost and pea straw; lawn products; pest control products and fencing products.

Our customers are loyal to us because they appreciate the balance struck between quality products and competitive prices. Sharpes Feed Barn is committed to offering the best prices for animal feed and gardening supplies available locally.

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The Garden Tool Store also stocks Austrian scythes, Broadforks made in NZ, rakes and sickles from Italy and a new range of quality Japanese gardening

and pruning tools.

Owners Bryan Innes and Joanna Pearsall encourage home gardeners and are happy to see people creating paradise: growing food, flowers, functional forests and participating in community gardens and farmers markets. They understand that gardeners are proud of their work and love to use quality tools.

Time to plant those spring bulbs!

Bulbs are starting to appear on our shelves on a regular basis now and my how quickly the favourite ones disappear. Each year we have new varieties and daffodils Mary Gay Lirette, Tickled Pinkteen, Stainless, Precocious and Golden Rain are some of the new kids on the block this season. You might like to try mini daffodils in pots this time, and Golden Bells, Jet Fire, Tete-atete to name just a few, make a delightful show. But daffodils can also be perfumed and Acropolis and Quail are very fragrant as are, of course, the hyacinths. Hyacinths come in a range of blues, pinks, white, deep wine and even yellow.

With perfume in mind we should mention freesias. These multiply well and look so

elegant in a vase. Again a wide range of colours and forms from single flowers to doubles. Or what about Scilla? We have the true English Blue Bells, or Spanish Bells in blue, white and pink. Anemones are the first bulbs to be planted each season and the deep Mahogany variety of Ranunculus look gorgeous. Dutch Iris, Ixia, iris Reticulata, crocus and Gladiolus Nana are all available now.

If you are thinking of creating a mini Sissinghurst (white garden) then Scilla White City, Hyacinth Carnegie, daffodil Thalia, white freesias, anemones and gladiolus Albus would fit right in.

Don’t forget to purchase a bag of Tui Bulb Food when shopping at Twigland.

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‘Voices Across the Ditch’

By Glenise Dreaver

Ellie Neal says she is using her background as both a professional actor and her newly-completed marketing qualification to benefit Australian bushfire victims.

“I decided I wanted to pull the Wellington musical theatre community together and give back through performing, allowing a space for Wellingtonians to come together, enjoy a night of music and donate to the bushfire appeal,” she says.

“I don’t have a lot of money to give but I thought about how I could use my skills and connections,” she says.

For her benefit concert, called ‘Voices Across the Ditch, An Australian Bushfire Relief Concert,’ Ellie has pulled together a stellar cast of guest stars, notably Ali Harper. “New Zealand’s singing theatre sweetheart,” she says.

There is also local Sherene Clarke, who played Nala in the Lion King on the West End. “Our pianist is Mark Dorrell, who has worked on the West End with composers like Stephen Sondheim, and ac-

Concert supporters Alice Haggerty (left) and Haley Pikari (right) at Body and Soul, flank Ellie Neal, the organiser of ‘Voices Across The Ditch’. Body and Soul owner Melanie Neal (insert).

Photo: Glenise Dreaver.

tors like Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellan and Judy Dench.

“We have many more up and coming and established musical theatre performers,” she says of the February 22 event.

Te Auaha at 56 Dixon Street has donated the use of its premises, while mum Melanie Neal, of Body and

Soul Clinic in Johnsonville Road, is donating hundreds of dollars of treatments and vouchers.

“And we’ve got heaps of raffles,” says Ellie.

The link to her facebook and booking site is: https://www.facebook. com/voicesacrosstheditch/ ?modal=admin_todo_tour

A special day for Whitby Collegiate Friday, January 31 2020 was a very special milestone for the whole Whitby Collegiate community as it marked the Foundation year of the very first year as Whitby Collegiate.

The whole school celebrated the start of this journey as Whitby Collegiate with the inaugural assembly where John Fiso, Proprietor of Whitby Collegiate, welcomed all new and returning students and staff to the new school. Students were very excited to be there and in their new school uniform!

John spoke about embedding the school’s values of Respect, Resilience and Excellence into everyday life at Whitby Collegiate, in an environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to think big, be ambitious, and build meaningful relationships. All students and staff were given a Whitby Collegiate Foundation 2020 badge from John to mark the special day.

Special guests attended this celebration, including key members of the Proprietor’s Board Tony Hanning, Keith Taylor and Shelley Addison, as well as Chaplain Chris Darnell.

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John Fiso, Proprietor, handing out Foundation Badges (top). New students at Whitby Collegiate (middle) Whitby Collegiate, 2020 (below)

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individual. The school provides individual care in a supportive environment and offers a wide range of subjects and opportunities to Year 7 – 13 students.

The school has consistently

been in the top four academically in the Wellington region (NCEA results), it has great pupil-teacher ratios and it has been ranked in the Top 10 schools academically in New Zealand. PBA.

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Gods and gardening

Onslow Garden Club committee members Sue Skene and Clare Gleeson flank speaker Bee Dawson. Photo supplied.

From discussion on the merits of the asters, arctotis and aquilegias for sale on the plant table, talk turned to Gods, guns and gardening at the inaugural meeting of the Onslow Garden Club held last Thursday evening.

Fifty or so green fingered enthusiasts assembled at the Khandallah Town Hall to share their love of gardening with other gardeners in their area and further afield.

The club’s first speaker, local historian and gardener Bee Dawson, entertained

the group with an account of the failings and successes of missionary gardeners in Northland.

Who would have thought that the missionaries were enthusiastic planters of Norfolk pines because they believed its new growth resembled a cross?

Moving from the past to the present Bee confirmed the continuum of gardening in New Zealand by concluding her presentation with a recent photograph of a pear tree planted at Kerikeri in

1819 by Samuel Marsden.

The Onslow Garden Club meets once a month and as well as a monthly speaker has a plant sales table, a raffle and a question and answer session when members can share gardening successes and concerns.

The club also organises an annual garden tour and occasional visits to members’ gardens.

Contact Clare Gleeson 021 646 515 or Sue Skene 027 682 8764 if you are interested in joining.

Karori Karnival time again After a very successful 2019 the Lions Club of Karori is starting 2020 with their 49th annual Karori Lions Karnival.

It’s always very popular and it is one of the longest running annual events of its kind in New Zealand.

Karnival 2020 convenor Vaughan Crimmins promises there’ll be something for everybody.

“Shoppers, mums, dads, kids, teens.”

He says there will be around 80 quality stalls with a great variety of food, as well as all-day entertainment on stage, raffles, rides and games.

“Come for fun in the sun at Ben

Is your rental investment profitable?

Every week, we are meeting locals who want to know tips and strategies for ensuring their rental investment portfolio is financially performing as best as it could.

Most investors we meet are just fixated on the concept of capital gain which isn’t always the best approach.

One good way that investors ensure long-term success, is to focus on rental yield and the true cost of owning an investment property. In New Zealand today, where interest rates are very low, more and more people in our community have jumped on the investment ladder. We’ll be covering off things in more detail as these articles progress, but for now, if you are new to investing or thinking of investing – here are 5 areas you need to be aware with.

1. Business Plan – Investing in real estate is a business, you need to know your portfolio strategy and how you plan on creating the ideal portfolio of properties that can survive a diverse range of markets. You will need to know your hold and sell strategies, plus opportunities to renovate, add value, etc. It is important you have a good

Burn Park, Karori on Sunday February 16 between 10am to 3.30pm,” he says.

Along with the Zumba performances which always result in enthusiastic crowd participation, he says their book stall and white elephant stalls are very popular.

“And our barbeque sausages are great value.

“The kids also have an amazing variety of rides and games to choose from,” he adds.

Club president Joanne Knight says 2019 was very busy and successful, starting with the Karnival and concluding with the Karori Lions Super Garden Trail.

strategy for each one of your investments.

2. Rental Yield – This is your bread and butter guide; gross rental yield is calculated based on the % of the total rental income against the value of the property currently (not what you paid for it 20 years ago). Your investment has a market value today that someone would pay for it. So, if it is worth $700k in today’s market, that is what your rental yield should be calculated on.

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She emphasises that all their profits are returned to the community.

In 2019 the club also celebrated 50 years of service to the community.

In that time approximately $1m has been raised and distributed to support health, conservation, youth, education and community assets.

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SPORTS TALK With Jacob Page

Kobe’s global impact Kobe Bryant’s death last week brought a lot of things into perspective.

Few athletes are so transcendent that they are known by one name.

Tiger, Serena, MJ, Shaq - Kobe was one of those.

Tickets to the Lakers and Clippers game two days after his death, which was eventually postponed, rose five times in price following the tragedy.

That’s what a 20-year career in LA with 18 all star appearances and five NBA championships can do.

I’m not a huge watcher of the NBA,

even today, I only tune in to the playoffs and keep a fleeting eye on the regular season.

I’d consider myself a bandwagon boarding Los Angeles Lakers fan based purely on the dominance of Kobe and Shaq in the early 2000s as I grew up as a kid.

He was, along with Michael Jordan and the movie Space Jam, the reason I knew what the NBA was.

The 41-year-old, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others are now needlessly lost and the sports world was plunged into

mourning.

My biggest takeaway as I tried to process the demise of a global icon was just how meaningless sport is in the grand scheme of things.

Sport is simply an enjoyable way to pass time.

A blunt assessment perhaps, a select few, including myself in a small part, have made a living in it but at the end of the day, sport starts and stops on a whistle and family is constant.

We all get emotionally invested in our teams but what does yelling at

the television, posting a negative social media on a player’s performance really achieve in the long run?

Compared to a life lost in an instant, not much.

It’s ok to mourn the loss of someone you did not know.

For many, Kobe’s death represents the loss of part of their childhood.

He was a global superstar mourned in almost every part of the world.

He grew up in front of the world.

From the cocky 18-year-old who burst on the scene in 1997, he was

known to be ruthlessly competitive on the court, especially in his early years.

By the end, he had mellowed somewhat after much success and he appeared to enjoy the mentor role he now found himself in after his career.

It will now be up to the NBA to figure out what is the best way to honour him long-term.

It won’t be easy finding the right way to do that when you lose one of the top 10 players the game has ever seen at such a young age.

Top ranking players visit local tennis club

By Glenise Dreaver

New Zealand’s top women tennis players received a warm welcome from excited young Khandallah tennis players on Monday afternoon when they visited the club.

The Khandallah Tennis Club had won a pre-Federation Cup visit from the team, the only club

in Wellington to do so.

And with the top-ranked New Zealand player Paige Hourigan having been one of their own, playing out of the club for some years, there was additional excitement amongst those who knew her.

Kelly Southwood who came from Whitby also has local connections.

The other players who visited were Erin Routliffe, Emily Fanning, Valentina Ivanov, Kelly Southwood, with Marina Erakovic as the non-playing captain.

The women were clearly delighted by their ceremonial welcome, with the young players waving them in the doors and up the stairs with New Zealand flags.

The players proved what fine role models they are as they spoke to the young players and listened respectfully, answering their questions with real warmth. Then the children lined up to get their flags signed.

From 5.15pm there was time for some on court activities with the players. Photos were also taken

Holly Gillan (left) and Mila Lawrence were delighted to have their flags signed by the New Zealand’s Fed Cup players, from back: Valentina Ranked number 1 in New Zealand, Paige Hourigan was on Ivanov (obscured), Paige Hourigan, Erin Routliffe and Emily Fanning. familiar territory as she mounted the stairs to meet and Photos: Glenise Dreaver greet young local players.

before the representatives left.

The Renouf Centre is currently hosting the FedCup international tennis tournament, which ends on February 8.

It is the premier international team competition in women’s tennis – the women’s equivalent of Davis Cup and the last time New Zealand hosted this was in 2007.

Eleven-year-old Lucy Kemp was right into the spirit of international competition at the Khandallah Tennis and Squash Club rooms on Monday afternoon.

New coach for Premiers The Johnsonville Rugby Football Club has announced the appointment of Roy Kinikinilau as Head Coach of the Premiers.

The club has also expressed its thanks to departing coach Jude Perez.

Roy, who has played at Super Rugby and international seven’s level, is described as a “massive asset” to the club, not only in coaching the Premiers but also to aid the Academy and youth in the coming couple of years.

His motto is ‘Why Not Us’ based on Seattle Seahawk’s Super Bowl success in the NFL in 2014.

Head of Rugby Richard ‘Hendo’ Henderson says he is grateful to have someone of Roy’s rugby knowledge, skill and passion for the game at

the club.

Pre-season training has now reverted to Monday and Wednesday at 6pm at the club and Hendo says they are looking forward to getting some great numbers in the coming weeks.

The first pre-season is currently

scheduled for Paraparaumu on February 29, followed by a trip to Spotswood, New Plymouth, a week later.

The Swindale Shield kicks off on March 21, where they play away to Paremata-Plimmerton.

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