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Easter delights

By Celeste Alexander

Children all over Wainuiomata will be eagerly counting down the days, hours and minutes to Easter this weekend.

Whether it be for an Easter egg hunt in and around their homes, sitting down to a special meal or sharing a prayer with their families (in isolation), Easter will be a welcome distraction from the country’s Alert Level 4 Lockdown restrictions.

Wainuomata News publishers, Les and Katrina Whiteside, along with their staff wish everyone a very happy and safe Easter.

Sisters, Alexis (2) and Miria (5) Henderson are looking forward to an Easter egg hunt this Sunday.

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Additional guidelines on Alert Level 4 The director general of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, has issued a Health Notice that provides additional guidance on the rules around the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 to ensure its success and help move the country out of lockdown as soon as possible.

Guidelines: • Everyone in New Zealand is to be isolated or quarantined at their current place of residence except as permitted for essential personal movement.

• Exercise is to be done in an outdoor place that can be readily

accessed from home and twometre physical distancing must be maintained.

• Recreation and exercise do not involve swimming, water-based activities (for example, surfing or boating), hunting, tramping, or other activities of a kind that expose participants to danger or may require search and rescue services.

• A child can leave the residence of one joint caregiver to visit or stay at the residence of another joint caregiver (and visit or stay at that residence) if there

is a shared bubble arrangement.

• A person can leave their residence to visit or stay at another residence (and visit or stay at that residence) under a shared bubble arrangement if: o One person lives alone in one, or both, of those residences; or o Everyone in one of those residences is a vulnerable person.

In the first week of being at Alert Level 4 we have seen high rates of compliance,” Dr Bloomfield says.

Dr Bloomfield says the guidance also provides additional

clarity around bubbles.

“Specifically, if you live alone and have already established a bubble with another household this can be maintained so long as both households have no contact with others – that they stay in their joint bubble,” Dr Bloomfield adds.

“We are seeing high rates of people aged 20-29 with the virus.

“These people may not die of it, but if they are not following the rules they can pass it on to others.”

Annie gets creative juices flowing For Wainuiomata Community Hub Librarian Annie Reilly, Lockdown has been an opportunity to not only revisit old creative passions but try new ones as well.

“I’ve brainstormed a list of ideas and also am encouraging the hub team to jump in with ideas,” Annie says.

“One new idea every day is the goal.”

The idea, she says, is to keep the materials simple and use things that are likely to already be in the home.

“We’re trying all sorts of things so there’s something for all ages and encourages interaction within the bubble.”

Annie is a keen knitter and can often be found organising craft groups and knitting circles at the library.

She has been bringing this passion home with her by creating knitted

mobile phone socks, exploring her family tree and She’s even shared a recipe online on how to make the perfect grilled cheese.

“I thoroughly enjoyed being creative.

“I like using my skills by creating the posts for the Hub’s Facebook page and continuing our hub mahi during the lockdown.

“It’s also nice to revisit and revamp some of the things from my own notech childhood,” she adds.

Currently, Annie is working on finger knitting. Coming up will be pavement chalk greetings for your neighbours to read as you walk by.

All of the Annie’s, and the Hub’s, ideas are posted daily to the Wainuiomata Community Hub’s Facebook page.

Librarian Annie Reilly is being creative with her time during lockdown. Photo: supplied

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Block Vandal brightens up Lockdown

By Megan Connolly

Last year local artist only known as Block Vandal began painting on the cinder blocks in Gracefield, at the bottom of Wainuiomata hill.

Now there are 18 Lego heads painted on the blocks. They depict real-life heroes like nurses and policemen with superheroes like Spiderman and Batman.

“The community, as always, has been extremely receptive to this project,” Block Vandal says.

“I get daily messages that talk about how the work helps their day to day life.

These kind words make all the hard work worth it.”

Since he started his quest to

brighten up the grey wall, Block Vandal has seen many pictures of whanau posing with the blocks.

Some even jumping out of their car to say ‘Hello’ and get a picture.

The artworks are done on a completely voluntary basis for the love of the community, says Block Vandal in the past.

Currently, he is working on bringing art into your very own living room.

During the Lockdown period, the artist is teaming up with community group Love Wainuiomata to bring the brightness into homes.

He will potentially be running an online art class too from his Block Vandal Instagram page.

“The art classes are very much a

trial at this stage. I have put feelers out to the community, trying to figure out what they would like to gain from an online workshop situation,” he says.

“It will rely on this community input, just like the block wall.

“Feel free message me and make some suggestions!”

As of this week, Block Vandal has a following of 5970 on his Instagram account.

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Stay motivated during quarantine It has been a week since the nation has shut down, gone into lockdown and individuals are quarantining in their homes and bubbles.

For many, the change in routine can be overwhelming and daunting at first. Health professional encourage a few easy steps so we can all remain happy, sane and productive.

1. Stick to a routine Get up, shower and maintain a similar schedule to your time working to prevent the days, weeks and hours from blurring into one.

2. Embrace your hobbies or create new ones There are many free online resources that will enhance your skills or help you to learn new ones.

3.Connect digitally While it’s important to remain in contact with friends and loved ones online, it is still important to be responsible with your media usage and socialising as to not get overwhelmed… Ensure to space out your calls when you enjoy Netflix and catch up over a virtual coffee or dinner to avoid fatigue.

4. Stay active During quarantine, we are able to leave our homes (as long as we’re with our bubble) at once a day while maintaining the two-metre rule. If a walk is not in the question, try an at-home workout, dance around your living room to music or running up and down your stairs. Anything to get your blood pumping and heart rate up.

5. Stay Clean We have nowhere to go all day, so make sure you still keep up the same hygiene standards as you typically would.

Share your quarantine tips or stories with the Wainuiomata News by emailing wainui@wsn.co.nz

Enliven is offering the opportunity for employment at its rest homes and retirement villages.

Passionate people needed Enliven rest homes providing employment opportunities Enliven is looking for passionate people with an affinity for older people and an interest in their health and wellbeing to join their team.

The not-for-profit organisation, part of PSC, provides an essential service to New Zealand’s elder community through its rest homes and retirement villages, including Woburn Home and Apartments in Woburn, Lower Hutt.

With the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic impacting on the employment of many, CEO Pat Waite said the Enliven team wanted to highlight the opportunities available, for the right people, in aged care.

Across the lower North Island Enliven already employs more than 800 staff who work hard to ensure residents are happy and well cared for. Of course, infection control and high standards of hygiene are also paramount.

All 15 Enliven rest homes and seven retirement villages must remain operational during this time because of its duty of care for its residents, Pat says.

“This employment opportunity can provide people the ability to give back to their community and support its elder population.

“We understand there may be people in the community who have recently found themselves out of work, or had study postponed, and are looking for a

job – be that short or longer term.”

Pat says Enliven is adhering to Government guidance for COVID-19 and following the Level 4 lock down requirements.

“During this time, visitors are asked to stay away from our homes and stay home as much as possible. Our staff are working hard to ensure the utmost care for our residents.”

Roles at Enliven’s rest homes include everything from nurses, health care assistants and recreation officers to chefs and support staff.

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

Q: What’s the first thing you want to go out and do when Lockdown lifts?

Milinda Higgins

Khloe Warner

George Aitken

Miria Chin

Daniel Brunel

Trina Russell

The first thing I will do is go visit all my family and give them the biggest hug ever!

The first thing I want to do when Lockdown is over is go and see family.

Have all my friends over for a dinner party.

I can’t wait to go to the beach or the hills, and get away from the suburb bubble.

A drive to the beach to spend some time in the surf.

I would go and have a cuppa with my Mum.

Check or install smoke alarms now “People are working on computers from home and with additional people in the house during the day we want to make sure people are not overloading electrical outlets.

The more you stack into these outlets, the higher the fire risk is.

“We are also reminding people not to leave cooking unattended.

It’s easy to get distracted when you have kids at home or someone is calling out to you but unattended

cooking is a common way for house fires to start,” he says.

With families at home in isolation for four weeks, children can become bored and if lighters, matches and even magnifying glasses are left around, it could be an opportunity for curiosity to turn into a potentially deadly situation, John adds.

“Children might become inquisitive so make sure you put these

things up and away so that kids can’t experiment with fire.

“It’s also the ideal time to check all smoke alarms in your home by pressing the button to see if the batteries need replacing.

“Smoke alarms are deemed essential items so if you need a new one, there are avenues to purchase them like supermarkets and Mitre 10 stores,” John says.

Kindness means everything In the past nearly two weeks since the county was put into Lockdown I have visited the supermarket three times.

People are in general very respectful of other shoppers and the staff except for a few who allow their impatience and frustrations to take over.

It’s a tough time for all and I for one am very grateful of the measures taken to protect the community. The supermarkets do look strange with their plastic screens and stickers showing where you must stand while lining up at the checkout.

But it’s for our own good.

So please show kindness and patience towards these people who are working in our essential services.

They do not deserve to be yelled at or treated badly.

I’m sure they wish they could be home with their families where they are safe and not in contact with people every day.

Follow the rules.

Four weeks is not that long and if you do your part by isolating yourself correctly, we will be able to get back to our jobs and lives.

gardening this week Wake up call: By Wally Richards Here we are into the first few days of lockdown and likely already early signs of cabin fever are starting to show.

It’s a good time to get out and tidy up and weed all your gardens plus mow the lawns.

Weeding: Start at one end and work your way through each garden.

There are two ways you can do this one is with a sharp carving knife where you cut under the soil slicing the weeds roots off below soil level and then leaving the foliage on the bare soil to be absorbed back in.

This causes little soil disturbance which can be beneficial and the weeds become food for the soil life and plants.

For very small weeds you can just scrap the surface of the soil to eliminate them.

The above is best for established gardens such as ornamentals, flower gardens, perennial and annuals as well as trees and shrubs.

In the vegetable garden the same can be applied but I prefer another method which is using a hand trowel or hand fork.

Here we are going to disturb the soil around our vegetable plants and obviously slice through some of their roots. Roots are the same as branches on a plant nip the end off a branch and it will make new side shoot branches

back to the trunk. Slice a root and it will make a lot more rootlets off the root.

More roots make for greater collection of moisture and nutrients and the plant grow bigger faster.

One of the reasons older gardeners hoe up around their vegetable plants it stimulates growth.

Even the beneficial fungi in the soil have to regrow from their damaged filaments.

The microbes in the soil will also benefit from the loosening up of the soil and the oxygen that can get in through soil movement. Weeds that are lifted in this manner should have the dirt shaken off the roots and then laid also onto the soil to be absorbed back in.

You can however cut the roots off the base of the weed so there is less chance of re-establishing.

Once you have weeded you can check your plants and in the case of flowering plants dead head them.

This means cutting the spent flowers off the plant which encourages them to flower again because all the flower plants want to do is reach maturity, flower and produce seeds so they will live on for eternity through their prodigy.

Removing the spent flowers make them try again to set seed..

Also you may want to tidy up some

It’s a good time to get out and tidy up and weed all your gardens plus mow the lawns.

plants, remove yellow or diseased leaves, check leaves for insect pests under the leaves if found either remove the leaves affected if they are lower ones and seal the leaves in a plastic bag.

Alternatively spray with my Super Neem Oil under and over the foliage late in the day.

Even this action of spraying the Neem Oil over plants such as brassicas that have caterpillar damage you will notice within

a couple of days strong new growth.

Why? Cause for one thing the plant does not have to use energy to protect itself from damage so puts that energy into new growth. Also the life blood is no long been sucked out of the plant from pests feeding on it.

The Neem Oil has also some food and fungicide benefits as well which improves the plants wellbeing.

Likely you will notice powdery

mildew on some of your plants such as pumpkins and pansies.

Spray the foliage with the Super Neem Oil and they will return to green very quickly which means they can carry on gathering energy from the sun instead of dying so quickly.

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A note from the publishers....

Bringing joy through digital art

By Megan Connolly

Geoff Nelson has always had a keen interest in photography and film.

The 25-year-old’s passion grew very shortly after leaving high school in 2012 when he took a liking to photography and tried to learn what he could as he went along.

There was no specific moment that triggered Geoff’s desire to pursue his passion instead everything he grew up watching.

“I didn’t fully commit and buy my first proper camera until late 2015. I took a liking to photog-

raphy a couple of years later and nowadays tend to dabble in a mixture of both video and photography,” he says.

Early on, Geoff says he filmed “anything and everything” as a way to gain experience and really hone in his skills.

Over time he came to discover he enjoys creating travel videos and landscape photography the most.

“I love being outdoors and adventuring so having a camera at the ready when I’m out doing what I enjoy is great,” he says.

To put it simply, there are many things Geoff loves about the

digital medium and working with the local community.

“I love the people, I’ve met some and worked alongside incredibly talented creatives.

I love that feeling of self-accomplishment after essentially having created something from nothing,” he says.

“There are a number of reasons as to why I enjoy video and photography but I guess above all else I do it because it makes me happy. If I can inspire someone or bring joy to someone else in the process then that’s awesome.”

Showcasing the positivity in

the community is also important at the moment.

“There are a lot of positive things happening here in Wainui.

“With everything that’s going on in the world of late, it’s easy for positive things to be overshadowed.

So I feel if I can help use video and photo to get some of the positive things that Wainui has on offer out in the eye of the public, then that’s a good thing.”

“The aim ultimately is just to bring joy to others and to have fun myself,” he says.

The past two weeks in Lockdown have possibly been the strangest most of us have lived through.

For some also the longest, as our way of life has changed dramatically.

For now at least.

It’s important to be positive, focus on what we do have instead of what we don’t.

Despite feeling a little nervous and worried for the future we must remember we have much to be grateful for.

The isolation of working remotely has been challenging but inspiring.

Our region is surely one of the better places in the world to find ourselves ‘virtually isolated’.

We find ourselves thankful for technology at this time, allowing us to still publish our paper online.

Take the time also to appreciate family, flatmates, pets - whoever is sharing your bubble - at home or online.

This important moment in time will be looked back on for years to come.

Find strength in each other.

Til next week, enjoy reading The News. Our talented team have enjoyed putting this together for you.

Les & Katrina.

Stay informed and entertained with the Wainuiomata News In these unprecedented times, make sure that you keep up with the latest news.

The Wainuiomata News will continue to be published every week online at www.wsn.co.nz

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SPINACH and EGG PIE Serves 6 Ingredients: 2 bunches of spinach, trimmed 8 sheets filo pastry 60g butter, plus extra 10g, softened 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled, halved 8 eggs 150g ricotta 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated 1/2 cup Parmesan, grated 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs

Instructions:

Jacob Page Senior Sports Reporter  What food do you crave most often?

I love raspberries or a good eye fillet medium rare steak with a mushroom sauce.  When you have had a bad day, what do you do to feel better?

I really enjoy listening to podcasts or an audiobook.  What was the last photo you took?

I took a photo of my partner Liz and I at the Queen and Adam Lambert concert on the Gold Coast.  What’s one thing on your bucket list?

Attending an Olympic Games would be something on the bucket list. Certainly for the sport but even an opening ceremony would be a spectacle.  What thing do you really wish you could buy right now?

I’ve been hunting for many years to try to find a 1996 All Blacks jersey. That team was the one I fell in love with as a seven-year-old so to find that with the Canterbury Clothing Company logo on one side and Steinlager on the other with a white collar, that’d be great.

 What is the best or worst purchase you’ve ever made?

My house, I really enjoy my own space so to have my own piece of the world that is all mine is something I cherish.  Who has been the biggest inspiration in your life?

Probably my Grandad. I find I have a few of his positive traits and I find myself thinking what would he do in certain situations.  What’s the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?

In terms of a sporting venue it’s the Adelaide Oval. In terms of place I’d say Vancouver is beautiful.  Favourite programme currently watching?

Two I’m currently watching. I love The Crown on Netflix. Watched the entire third season in one day.

Also Frasier is a series I watch and re-watch.  If you had to flee the country, where would you choose to live?

I love the Gold Coast of Australia but if pressed I would go with Canada.

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1. Preheat oven to 180C Lightly grease a 3cm deep 22cm flan pan with removable base.

2. In a saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch spinach for 30 seconds. Drain well. Cool, then chop roughly.

3. Layer filo sheets, brushing between each with butter. Line pan with pastry stacks, overlapping to cover.

Trim edges, leaving 3cm overhang.

Then place on an oven tray.

4. In a large bowl, whisk the 8 eggs together with cheeses and nutmeg.

Stir in spinach, then season.

5. Arrange boiled egg halves, cut side down in pastry case. Cover with spinach mixture.

Fold edges of pastry over filling.

Sprinkle centre with breadcrumbs and dot with extra butter.

Bake for 35-40 mins until set in centre and golden on top.

Serve cut into wedges.

HOT CROSS MUFFINS Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour 1 tsp mixed spice 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup sultanas 1/2 cup dried apricots, finely chopped 2 eggs, lightly whisked 3/4 cup milk 100g unsalted butter, melted 1/2 cup icing sugar 2 tsp water

Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 200C. Line 12 muffin pans with paper cases.

Sift the flour, mixed spice and cinnamon into a large bowl.

Stir in brown sugar, sultanas and apricots.

Make a well in the centre. Combine the egg, milk and butter in a jug.

Pour into the well. Use a large metal spoon to stir until just combined.

2. Divide the mixture among the prepared pans and smooth the surfaces.

Bake for 15-20 mins.

Set aside for 5 mins to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Place icing sugar in a small bowl.

Gradually stir in water to make a thick icing. Place in a small sealable plastic bag. Cut 1 Corner off the bag to make a small hole. Pipe a cross onto each muffin and set aside until the icing is set.

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sports talk With Jacob Page

Grumpy for the greater good I’ve got a little grumpy this week.

Like “the terrible two’s” is to a toddler, the second week of this important lockdown has been challenging.

Week one, for a naturally introverted person like myself, was a breeze.

The nostalgic games of rugby, cricket and league were a welcomed distraction from the world outside and I found it mostly satisfying.

Week two, however, has left

me yearning for actual sporting competition where the result is unknown.

I miss the American sports the most, the baseball season was meant to start last week and realistically I’m not sure if they will get even part of their 162-game season played.

I’m yet to miss Super Rugby and I think part of that is down to the large amount of the game I’ve watched over a number of years.

The game has over-saturated television screens and a break to

refresh it may help.

Also, I’m a Crusaders fan and we’ve won it the past three years, so my hunger for victory is naturally lessened and replaced with an element of complacency.

I feel bad for horse racing folk.

Their game has long struggled to capture the imagination of Joe and Jill Average and with no racing occurring, horses still need to be feed, watered and run around so the expenses do not stop.

Mainland Netball essentially folded last weekend and you’d

have to wonder how many other niche sport organisations are currently sitting on a similar knife edge.

Hockey New Zealand made what I think is a wise decision to cancel all national tournaments this year which takes pressure off regions, schools and teams as they try to plot and plan their path through this.

An argument could be made that summer sport could be the next lot of organised activities played.

Coronavirus may be slowing, or not, depending on what you read but no one country has eradicated it yet.

If and when this can be achieved is the all important question.

This lockdown is simply mind over matter.

Yes, it is frustrating at times but it is for the greater good.

I just hope sport isn’t a catastrophic casualty in all of this.

School donates kai Wainuiomata Intermediate School was spreading kindness recently by collecting food packages and handing them out to local whanau prior to the Level 4 lockdown enforcement.

Beans, Weet-Bix fruit and energy bars were among some of the food that was being handed out.

This was an opportunity to all whanau, attending the school

or not, to stock up on essential and long shelf life foods.

All schools across the country will be closed for at least a minimum of three weeks and the government lifts the level four lockdown requirements.

This means many students will be at home officially starting their Easter holiday breaks early.

Send your stories Are you finding interesting or fun ways to fill in your days while staying at home during the lockdown period?

Maybe your pet is enjoying spending more time with you, now that you’re always home?

Perhaps with the absence of theatre, you create your own play to entertain your family and loved ones?

If you have a fun experience, an interesting story or a DIY project that you would like to share with your community, contact the Wainuiomata News.

We will be continuing to publish our community newspaper online to continue to keep the

community informed.

If you would like to express any thoughts on any situation or would like to speak to the wider community, consider sending in a Letter to the Editor.

Letters should be no longer than 150 words long and signed off with a name and contact, and permission to publish.

Send in your selfies or family snaps into the Wainuiomata News. Contact Megan at wainui@wsn.co.nz D ON’T F ORG E T T O CHECKOUT OUR WEBSITE W W W.WSN.CO.NZ FOR YOUR WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE WAINUIOMATA NEWS.

Wainuiomata Intermediate School was spreading kindness recently.

Foodbank demand increases with COVID People and families are beginning to feel the financial impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with The Wellington City Mission experiencing a sharp increase in demand for food help since the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 took effect on Wednesday, March 25 according to Murray Edridge from Wellington City Mission.

“In a week where we would on average distribute 80 food bags, since lockdown, the last seven days has seen us distribute 329 food bags to people and families, with 80 per cent being delivered by staff straight to people’s doorsteps,” Murray says.

“Behind these numbers are real people and families who through no fault of their own, are now finding it even harder as a result of COVID-19.

“Considering we’re without volunteers and have been unable to ask for food donations, a tremendous amount of effort has gone into ensuring we’re still able to deliver our essential food bank and social work services.

“As the regional co-ordinator for food parcel distribution in Wellington over this period, we also have a dedicated 0800 phone line and have been working at pace with local food

banks so they can continue to deliver food locally.

“COVID-19 has been a test for us as an organisation, but as we’ve seen with the increase in demand over the last seven days, the test is nothing compared to what those in need who were already struggling are experiencing today.

It’s important we continue to come together to support them,” Murray says.

The Wellington City Mission’s Drop-in Centre is closed, and are instead distributing frozen meals as well as food bags.

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