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By Jamie Adams

A human chain of hundreds of mourners, including many women wearing hijabs, was formed around the block that incorporates Kilbirnie Mosque on Friday, one week on from the tragedy that befell Christchurch.

Muslims worshipping at the mosque, also known as Wellington Masjid, held their Jumu’ah prayers as scheduled that day, though there was a two-minute period of silence at 1.32pm to acknowledge the victims of terrorist attacks at the Masjid Al Noor and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch on March 15.

Forming the chain was both a symbolic and practical way of showing that non-Muslim Kiwis cared for the safety of the Muslim community during this terrible time.

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The human ring around Kilbirnie Mosque on Friday.

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The ring of mourners stretched around the entire block the mosque is situated on, including Onepu Road. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

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“It’s been organised overseas when Muslim and Jewish communities have been attacked,” co-organiser Daniel Kleinsman says.

“It’s a powerful symbol of support and love, but it’s also practical. It seeks to create a physical barrier of protection for those persecuted at this time.

“We want to reassure our Muslim brothers and sisters that we are here for them and with them; we want to create the bonds and relationships that prevent such an act of terrorism from occurring ever again.”

The Anglican Assistant Bishop of Wellington Eleanor Sanderson says “supporting a life of prayer is central to all three Abrahamic faiths. This is a tangible way that our people can come together to protect what should always be protected”.

Co-organiser Lachlan Mackay calls for the Kilbirnie human chain of protection to be replicated across New Zealand. “It will help to send a very clear message to those who support hate crimes: That they will never win in dividing New Zealanders nor will they win in spreading hatred here – we won’t let them”.

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Rongotai College students per form their school haka in front of the Kilbirnie mosque, following their special assembly on the Monday morning after the March 15 terror attacks in Christchurch. Principal Kevin Carter and Deputy Principal Blair Simpson accompanied Rongotai College prefects and 23 of its Muslim students who regularly attend Mosque on Fridays to the Wellington Masjid to lay a wreath on behalf of Rongotai College. The haka was performed after two minutes of silence.

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No hands are no excuses for inspirational artist

By Jamie Adams

A debut exhibition by a Newtown photographer has proven that disability is no barrier to achieving greatness.

Humphrey Hanley has a rare genetic condition called Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, symptoms of which include extremely fragile skin that easily peels and blisters, as well as hands that have lost function due to webbing of fingers. He is partially wheelchair-bound and often needs to be bandaged.

However that hasn’t stopped him travelling around the country and overseas taking professional shots that have impressed enough people so that many of his artworks are now on sale.

Worth Being Awake was launched at a packed Bloom Collective gallery in Newtown on Friday.

“A few years ago I started a thing called ‘No Hands No Excuses’,” Humphrey told the patrons. “It started on Youtube as a way of telling my story to the world that my disability doesn’t hold me back.

“I’ve gone from Youtube to taking pictures for Instagram and videos and creating content ,not just for people to enjoy but to hopefully motivate and inspire everybody out there and make the most of what you can do.

“I love taking my camera out, finding interesting angles on everyday things, and telling the story not just of what I see, but the physical journey of what it takes for me to get out of the house to see these things.”

Humphrey began the idea of creating an exhibition in 2017 after being made redundant and becoming a freelancer.

With the lack of functional fingers he uses his thumb to take photos and stabilises the camera by using a “gorilla-pod”

Newtown photographic artist Humphrey Hanley beside the feature exhibit dedicated to his late friend Chris Dawson at the launch of his exhibition Worth Being Awake at the Bloom Collective on Friday. With him is his husky dog Whisky. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

inbrief news No fare rises says, regional council Greater Wellington says there will be no rise in bus and train fares.

The regional council confirmed on Thursday that fares will continue to be held at current levels.

“This is good news for bus and train users,” says Chair of the council’s Sustainable Transport Committee, Barbara Donaldson.

“Metlink is enjoying unprecedented growth in patronage across buses and trains. Holding fares will encourage even more people to use public transport and with more passengers we will see a positive impact on income.”

Fares had been increased by 3 percent last year, with a wide range of concessions.

CubaDupa to move indoors this year In light of the recent tragic events, the Creative Capital Arts Trust, organisers of CubaDupa, have decided to move this year’s festival indoors.

Chair of Creative Capital Arts Trust and CubaDupa Tim Brown says: “To reflect public concerns and safety we have decided that a street festival is impractical, but we are making alternative arrangements so that the music and performance can be staged indoors.”

Organisers are currently working to provide an alternative programme in venues within the Cuba Street precinct. Details of this programme will be released today on the CubaDupa website cubadupa.co.nz and social media.

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Photos include shots of scenery, including Wellington’s south coast, Takaka bush and San Francisco. There are also closeup shots of flowers, logs and even a giant crab fossil.

A notable exhibit being silently auctioned was a photo of a robotic glove dedicated to Humphrey’s friend Chris Dawson,

who died only a couple of weeks before the exhibition. Proceeds will go to his family.

Humphrey paid tribute to gallery manager Caron Dallas saying he could not have achieved this result without her help.

Speaking at the launch Rongotai MP Paul Eagle said it was a “privilege” to open the exhibition.

“Can I say after what happened last Friday I was thinking there is no time like now and using every minute you can to get the most out of life, because life is precious and short.”

The Worth Being Awake exhibition is open until April 6 on Tuesday and Wednesday from 12.30pm to 4pm and from 12.30pm to 7pm on Thursday to Saturday.

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inbrief news Wall of aroha for messages A space is being created in Te Ngākau / Civic Square where the public can express their feelings and messages of support through art and words.

Following the tragic events in Christchurch on March 15, Wellingtonians have been asking for a space to draw or write messages of love.

The site in that has been identified for this is on a section of the hoarding surrounding the Town Hall.

Paint or spray paint is not for this site – if people want to use paint they can do so at the wind shield walls at Waitangi Skate Park.

Free day for exhibition Wellington City residents will be able to exclusively enjoy a free day at Te Papa’s Terracotta Warriors exhibition on April 9 to celebrate Wellington City Council’s relationship with the national museum.

Residents, including those living in rental properties, are eligible for free entry between 10am-9pm with the exhibition having a timed entry. The first 1-hour session starts at 10am, and the last is at 8pm (closing at 9pm).

Tickets can only be collected on the day.

You’ll need to bring in suitable proof that you are a Wellington City resident (like a bank statement or utilities bill with your name and address on it).

Charging stations on way Wellington City Council is moving to lower transport emissions by agreeing to install the first set of electric vehicle charging stations in residential areas.

This will enable the 17,000 people who don’t have off-street parking and are unable to charge their vehicles at home to buy and operate an electric car.

This initiative is part of a two-year pilot that will assess whether there is a viable market for slow charging in the residential streets of Wellington.

Installation is expected to start before July.

Ridgway School says ‘Bonjour’ to bilingual class

By Jamie Adams

Ridgway School’s French bilingual class is up and running with some of Wellington’s future citizens set to have general knowledge understood in two languages.

Principal Kathryn Smith says the class was formed earlier this year after years of public consultation.

“We had a community group working for more than five years looking for a school to host. We decided to look into it,” Kathryn says.

“We consulted our [school] community, they were really quite keen. The board were happy for it to go ahead as long as it didn’t take anything away from the rest of the school.”

Kathryn says there is a widespread use of French within Wellington; according to the 2013 census, French is the second most commonly spoken language in the city, with 5652 speakers. Of the 16 pupils who are in the bilingual class, half live within the Ridgway School zone.

A bilingual class means pupils are often learning a range of

Pupils Ollie Connor, 9, Alex Kirkman, 8, Nina Ortga-Wilson, 9, Sam Ng, 9, and Rosie Buyck, 9, undertake a lesson at Ridgway School’s French bilingual class. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

subjects, such as maths and science, in the French language, not just French itself.

“Ultimately we are aiming for 60 percent French and 40 percent English. The children are learning the New Zealand curriculum in French. A child who starts at age five and transitions all the way to year four should be doing equally well in the New Zealand curriculum in both languages.

“We’ve got children who have come in with no French all and others who have come in with

lots of French and not much English.”

It is likely future pupils will be required to have a minimum level of French to enter.

“Some of the parents recognise the value of speaking multiple languages. Mostly they are families where one parent is French and the other is not. They want to maintain that dual language.”

Kathryn says the parent-led group FRENZ have been very proactive in helping get the class started, including providing resources and teacher aides. fami-

lies of those in the bilingual class are expected to join FRENZ and contribute financially.

She emphasises that it is called a “class” not a “unit” as the pupils do attend other classes and aspects of the school.

The teacher is French-Chilean Nicolas Delaire, who has recently attained a doctorate. He says being bicultural is common among many of his students.

“They come from Mexico, Canada, Germany,” he says.

“These children are an illustration of the world today.”

Know your neighbours before emergency happens As part of this year’s Neighbours Day 10th anniversary celebrations, the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) has been organising several Community Emergency Hub exercises where people can meet their neighbours and practise how their community can respond to an emergency.

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Resilience Team Leader for WREMO, explains: “It’s good to know your neighbours and have a contact number for them if you need someone to check on your property or feed your cat if you can’t get home.

“But in an emergency, the people you live nearest can suddenly become your most immediate source of support.

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having a quick conversation about how you could help each other out in an emergency, such as sharing resources like a gas BBQ, is an easy way to be more prepared.

“During Neighbours Day celebrations we will be out and about engaging with communities around the Wellington Region and running events where you can learn how you can be

more prepared as a community and meet your neighbours while enjoying a free BBQ. “Find out about events near you or book us to come along to your next community group meeting.”

To find out more about Neighbours Day and WREMO’s emergency preparedness events in your area go to www.getprepared.nz/neighbours-day.

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Wilma reaches triple figures

By Jamie Adams

Island Bay stalwart Wilma Allen celebrated 100 years among friends and family at function at Island Bay Presbyterian Church last Wednesday.

“It was two of my boys, Walter and John, who put it together,” she says. “I didn’t particularly want a party but they said ‘You’re only 100 once mum’.”

Wilma asked for no gifts in the invitations as “at 100 you

have got all you want in life”.

“I got lovely flowers and cards.”

Born in Scotland in 1919, Williamina McLennan came to New Zealand as a baby with her family settling in Kilbirnie.

Then, known as Wilma McLennan, she did well academically, achieving dux at both Miramar Primary and Wellington East Girls’ College.

Obtaining a scholarship, she left home aged 17 to do a degree

in Home Science at Otago University.

After graduating she taught the subject mainly at Wairarapa College and it was in that region she married both her husbands. She and her first, farmer William Dalgliesh, produced the four sons she still has today, but she lost him to mumps encephalitis when he was only 35.

After putting a manager on the farm she moved back to

Masterton, where she met and married her second husband Ray Allen, who had two sons already.

“I was a widow, he was a widower.”

They moved to Island Bay when she was 37 and she continued to teach, at St Catherine’s and Wellington High School.

She remained there after Ray’s death 20 years ago, dedicating much of her time to the Presbyterian Church.

It was a Christmas present from Ray that led her to put her knowledge of home science to the wider public after finishing teaching.

“There was a big parcel under the tree and it turned out to be an electric frypan.”

The church encouraged her to demonstrate cooking and before she knew it she was getting invitations to many other churches, and the Plunket Society.

“It got to the stage where I was going out to Makara, to Petone, taking my own ingredients and equipment with me. I became known as the pikelet lady.”

She also served on Wellington High School board of governors and church and school committees.

A second party, this time for church congregation members, was held on Saturday.

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John, Donald, Wally and Matthew Dalgleish surround their mother Wilma Allen during her 100th birthday party last week.

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Last rat survey before barriers installed in Miramar in predator-free bid The last of three surveys of rat populations in Miramar designed to help in exterminating predators from the peninsula took place last week.

Volunteers were out placing chew cards throughout the peninsula to help create a final picture of the extent and location of its rat populations.

Placement went ahead on an extensive grid across the peninsula, ahead of later “sealing it off” from encroachment by rats

and other predators from nearby suburbs.

The cards, which use peanut butter to attract the animals, are designed to stay in place for three nights. They record chewing by pests, and while rats and stoats are being targeted the cards also record signs of other pest mammals such as hedgehogs and mice.

“The survey will help us find the best locations on the peninsula for trapping rats, and help

us gauge the success of the tremendous effort the community has put into making Miramar predator free ,” says Dr Philippa Crisp from Environmental Science at Greater Wellington Regional Council.

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

Question: Will the indefinite closure of the central library affect on you?

Ellen Pye, Te Aro “I didn’t know that. I have been to the library a couple of times to study outside of the Massey University library, because the university library can get competitive for space.”

Regann Rees-Henry, Newtown “It won’t affect me because I will just use the Newtown library instead.

But it’s a shame that it’s closing because it’s a really nice space. To take a safe public space away is a bit sad.”

Diego Alonso, Newtown “No, it won’t affect me at all. Anything that I would be looking for I can find online.”

Kate Green, Thorndon “It probably won’t physically affect me because I am privileged to have alternative places to study. It does make me sad that such a key part of Wellington is no longer accessible.”

Liam O’Leary, The Terrace “It won’t affect me much as I do most of my study at the Massey campus. It’ll affect the less fortunate as those who can’t afford university will go without their main source of knowledge.”

Rato Ma, Newtown “I’ve been there once. I was there for a rest. I use the internet. Although it is still important to use books, but I just don’t use them very often.”

LETTERS to the editor

Another bus route around South Coast needed Dear Editor I am one of the lucky ones as bus number 29 stops outside my house, and one stop takes me to the local supermarket. Then, with a heavy load of shopping, drops me back

home.

But, there is no bus route that could take me around the coast to the Bunnings and Warehouse precincts, or to Kilbirnie. An ideal route could be mapped out taking in that precinct,

then double back and onto Kilbirnie and Miramar. I bet a lot of people would use such a route.

Tanya Ashken.

Island Bay

Clarification needed on Airport Flyer There are unfortunately some misconceptions about the Airport Flyer in Cr Ponter’s item and Tony Sutcliffe’s letter in your March 14 issue.

The Flyer used to be an integral part of the Metlink network (the timetables had Metlink logos and said “Service brought to you by

GWRC”), and just like all other Metlink routes it accepted Snapper and was tracked by RTI. But last year GWRC removed it from Metlink, and the recent changes are a direct result of that GWRC decision. GWRC did not remove any subsidy, because there was no subsidy to remove:

the Flyer has always paid its own way.

I hope that this helps clarify what has become a rather a murky picture.

Mike Mellor Seatoun

City council’s top management team needs to go Dear Editor Director of Community Centres (Jenny Rains) says a community centre cannot be used to house the homeless “as it has shown to be unsafe and unsuccessful.”

When was it ever tried in Wellington? Nowhere - ever! Of course if you opened up a community centre you would have to get the Sallies, Downtown City Mission and security involved. Maybe the DCM could tell readers more about the

Outreach programme and the costs of the three-year contract.

Ms Hurst-Porter (Kilbirnie Community Centre supervisor) alludes to the matter that a kindly church group provides a Sunday dinner yet I understand that just brings outside people from other suburbs coming in and partaking of their generosity (rate payers pay for, don’t they) yet cause stress.

This J Rains also signed off of the funding of the CAB network to be

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Dear Editor; I’m not sure whether Paul Franken’s letter (CSN Ma rch 21) was meant tongue-in-cheek, or else was just silly in proposing that children should, at age 12, be given the right to vote as an option.

And seemingly he’d also be happy if old guys like him and me, as well, had the same right and option taken away from us.

Seemingly it’s to be assumed that those children would be wiser than we are as voters.

Yes, it’s true that children reach the age of criminal reponsibility at that age; but this is only for the most serious crimes of violence; and they don’t reach full adult criminal responsibility for several further years.

In any case, though they know right from wrong at age 12, it still doesn’t follow that they will also understand political and socioeconomic matters enough to judge politi-

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slashed until the public outcry caused a U-turn. Kilbirnie will become a better shopping place once a public street liquor ban is imposed asap.

Meantime we support VTAO (vote them all out) as well as the need to roll over the top WCC management team who now want our rates to go up 3.9 percent on average which means a lot of us will pay 5 percent increase!

Yours in sadness Sue Dryberg

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join hunstudents will tomorrow Wellington High School around the city – and thousands from student dreds of other youth – as part of an internationalchange. climate from around the country they say is inaction on nt of “strike” against what te aims for the encourageme a national The School Strike4Clima change, which involvesthroughout urgent action on climate through protest marches collective of demands the country.

2. page on Continued left) Freya students (back from t, Wellington High School Doyle, Liberty McIntyre-Ree Molly Steeds with the Priest, Ivy Austin, (front) Ursula Palmerof the Wellington Rilke Comer and be waving as part Strike4Climate placards they will the nationwide School protest group for Jamie Adams tomorrow. PHOTO:

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Zealand, Peace. take for granted in New a group It is a word that we d gravitas when to Parliabut one that took unprecedente on Monday delivered of international runners just that. ment a torch representing timing, members of the Sri In a case of extraordinary in Wellington on Sunday, arrived Chinmoy Peace Run 100 people were shot, half of two days after at least gunman at two mosques in them killed, by a crazed Christchurch.

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cians’ policies, promises, predictions, etc.

True, many voters who are in their 30s and 40s don’t understand them either; but there’s a much better chance that people of that age will understand them.

Very few children will - they’ve usually been brainwashed by parents or teachers about public affairs.

It was a mistake to allow young people aged 18 to vote and to drink in the pubs.

The age of 20 had been sensible; but 19 would have been okay: a lot can be learnt between one’s 18th and 19th birthdays.

At any rate, when I tuned 12 in mid-1947, kids of that age had no wish to vote: they were less precocious and undisciplined than their present-day counterparts, but quite a lot wiser!

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Play takes the sword to gender roles

By Jamie Adams

An Island Bay teenage girl is gearing up for a role normally reserved for the blokes thanks to the Wellington Repertory Theatre turning the gender norms of its latest show on their heads.

Grace Meddlicott will star as young Martin in The Royal Hunt of the Sun which comes to Gryphon Theatre next month.

The story centres on the relationships, religions and cul-

tures of the invading Spanish, led by Francisco Pizarro, and the native Incan tribe, led by their Sun King, Atahuallpa.

“It’s historical so it did happen,” Grace says.

“They arrive and capture the king who is like a god to the people, and they hold him for ransom. The people of Peru need to fill a room with insane amounts of gold in order to set Atahuallpa free.”

Written by the late Peter Shaffer, an Englishman, this version directed by Matt Todd

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sees the invading Spanish cast as aggressive, modern, female characters while the captured tribespeople are played by men.

The 16-year-old Wellington High School student jumped at the chance to star in such a unique production, especially given how skewed in gender the original was.

“Everyone was male. There were no female roles.”

That was the catalyst for the theatre team to change the gender roles when they discussed how they would cast the play.

“Matt was saying how the amount of strong female characters in plays is very small.

When he came across this play he originally thought he could make the Incas female and the Spanish male but he decided almost immediately ‘No, have the Spanish as female’. That challenged a lot of female stereotypes.”

Grace accepts that having female invaders overpowering tribesmen would be odd as well as historically inaccurate but she says the way the play’s fight scenes have been choreographed will make it believable.

“The female characters in this are quite brutal and it does make it believable.”

While gender reversal is a new concept in theatre, Grace believes the time is right given the intense

Island Bay’s Grace Medlicott plays young Martin in the Wellington Repertory Theatre’s upcoming show The Royal Hunt of the Sun. PHOTO: Supplied

media debate over gender roles in modern society.

“The differences between men and women have really started breaking down which is really good. It shows women don’t have to be meek and submissive.”

She also believes it is “quite toxic” how the ideal man is still expected to be big, strong and tall and how closely connected it is

with being staunch and emotionless.

Grace has been involved in school plays and has even produced short films. She hopes for a career as both an actor and film producer.

The Royal Hunt of the Sun opens on April 3 at the Gryphon Theatre, with performances through to April 13.

The bus will leave Makara Cemetery at 3.15pm for return trip and will pick up Karori Cemetery visitors from the bus stop opposite 93 Karori Road at approximately 3.30pm.

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By Jamie Adams

The people of Berhampore had their say in the first stage of public engagement over a proposed plan to improve the suburb when a drop-in session was held at its community centre on Saturday.

Dozens of suggestions from the public were made on post-it notes.

They included more parking, including diagonal parking along Luxford St; speed calming measures such as humps on Rintoul and Britomart streets, especially near the schools; a community hall with a kitchen; encouraging more independent businesses

to move in; developing medium density housing; and reclaiming land for a recreational park.

Chris Wilkinson of First Retail Group, which is part of the working group involved in the project, says there was a good turnout when the Cook Strait News paid a visit at midday.

“We’ve had 60 people so far and we’ll probably have 100 by the end of the day.

“Berhampore is a highly engaged community and it’s a very collegial place. People are thinking about their future. The buy-in is incredibly strong.”

Chris is aware the main concern

has been the high amount of traffic and high speeds that can often occur, despite the new 30km/h limit.

“As a thoroughfare this area has challenges that are hard to deal with. That’s one of the things that has been talked about consistently.

“That’s very reflective of the fact we have a lot of families in the area.”

Further consultation with the community is expected to last until the end of the year before any serious decisions are made.

“This is the first stage in a long process.”

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Thursday March 28, 2019

High-tech career bus draws student interest

By Jamie Adams

A bus with a difference was on display during Rongotai College’s careers expo last week.

The Careers Bus features 26 interactive kiosks to allow students to choose what sort of career they would like to pursue, particularly those demanding more workers, with the convenience of a touchscreen.

It is the brainchild of Donna and Peter Doake, who have just launched the vehicle to take to schools around the country.

“It’s the only one of its kind,” Peter says.

“I designed and built the kiosk.”

The couple invested $1.5 million of their own money into the venture and it is sustained by the sponsorship of the businesses within the growth industries they are promoting.

“It’s fantastic how these organisations come on board to support it,” Peter says.

“We want to promote career and training opportunities that will offer young people employment. We know that these industries would really like people to work with them.

A range of industries are able to be viewed

on various videos, including forestry, road transport and tourism.

“What appealed to us is the forestry industry’s positive effect that growing trees has on the environment, with the global warming aspect.

“We capture [students’] mobile numbers on the kiosk and after watching the video we are asked if they want further information.

We then text them the supporting websites they can go to for further information.”

Rongotai College was the third school it had visited since its launch at Parliament on March 14. It also visited St Patrick’s College.

“We go to a school pretty much every day of the week. We will also visit youth centres as we travel New Zealand.”

There were representatives from many industries in the college’s hall on the day, including police, the fire service and defence force.

Local businesses also had a presence; Miramar-based building and renovations firm Duncan & Taylor had a stall hoping to recruit plumbing, paper-hanging and building apprentices.

Dozens walk for miles in honour of late club stalwart

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Phil McGregor, right, walks along the Parade at the start of the Walk For Annie on Saturday. With him are (from left) Ryan Sharon Edmunds (who began the original club walk with Annie McGregor), Jamie McDougall and Ryan Batt. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

By Jamie Adams

Community spirit came to the fore when members of the Island Bay Tennis and Squash club participated in an epic walk for a late stalwart on Saturday morning.

Phil McGregor organised the Walk for Annie to pay tribute to his late wife of 45 years Annie McGregor, who died on December 27 aged 64. The walk was also a way to collect money from the public for Mary Potter Hospice which took care for Annie in her final days.

“She was my best friend for 50 years and I wanted to do a walk in her memory.”

About 70 people turned up for the loop walk, which began and finished at the club next to Wakefield Park. It involved stopping at several bars, clubs and cafes PATEA

in Island Bay and Owhiro Bay, as well as the McGregor home in Frobisher Street.

“We’ve been members of the squash club since 1982 and Anne did a lot of work behind the scenes.”

As well as being an avid walker – she started a walking group within the club – Annie also ran marathons and used the route between her home and her workplace in Ngauranga for training.

Phil remembers Anne used to organise walks around the city with club members for several years.

He says the charity drive, involving selling pink bracelets to passers-by, was the least he could do to say thank you to Mary Potter Hospice.

“They were amazing with the care they gave her 24/7.”

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Duncan & Taylor employees Golly Gollan, Brent Taylor and Donna Rea were hoping to recruit apprentices at their stall at Rongotai College’s career expo. PHOTO: Jamie Adams

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PHOTOS: Jamie Adams

Muslims express gratitude as Newtown hosts dinner

By Jamie Adams

Displays of unity had been demonstrated around the country throughout last week, and Wellington’s most ethnically diverse suburb was no exception.

The Newtown Community Stands Together: Community Dinner was held on Thursday evening at Newtown School as yet another way Wellingtonians could show solidarity with their Muslim brothers and sisters in the wake of this month’s tragedy.

The charity dinner was the idea of the Reverend Mark Johnson of Berhampore’s St Thomas Church who got the Newtown Collective – comprising St Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army, Wellington City Mission, Newtown Residents Association and the Newtown Festival committee – together with the Wellington City Council, to hold the event at short notice.

As a pot-luck dinner, the public was encouraged to bring a meal, the stipulation being that it should be halal.

“We only came together on Tuesday,” Mission community development officer Ray Tuffin says. “It shows the power of collective, we can do anything so quickly.

“We heard so much about people too scared to leave their homes and this was a way to say ‘Be one and stand together and stay strong’.

“Food always breaks down barriers

and everyone just chipped in. It’s great.”

Several speeches were made, with speakers pausing to allow several interpreters to translate for the many Muslim people in Newtown for whom English is not their first language.

Sheik Khalid Said, of the Newlands Masjid Mosque, said New Zealand will be the teacher of humanity.

“We say that anybody that harms any innocent person, no matter what faith they are, is harming all of us.

Evil will never be equal to good deeds.

“We will absolutely defend you as you defended us. New Zealand we love you.”

Mozhdeh Wafa said as a Muslim woman she tended to feel unsafe walking in public with her hijab on after the incident.

“However….the compassion expressed by our Kiwi friends and communities has made Muslim communities around New Zealand feel safer.”

Egyptian expat Sherine Balaha said she “never ever imagined” that in a non-Muslim country she would see so many women wearing hijabs in solidarity following such an outpouring of grief.

“My heart is crying for those families of the victims. But for those who died may they rest in peace and for everyone else in this amazing beautiful country may Allah help us live in peace.”

There was a feast of halal food brought in by members of the Newtown community.

Tables are packed out as Muslims and non-Muslims dig in to the community dinner.

Hayat Mohamed, 5, was among the many children who had their faces painted.

Hugs, like this one received by Sheik Khalid Said, were a common sight that evening.

Nasra Abdulla recites the ayat of patience Sheik Khalid Said of Newlands Mosque dis- alongside MC and WCC libraries multitributes chocolates to the public. cultural customer specialist Zoe Miller.

Murals give Kilbirnie a splash of colour

The mural on the electrical sub-station on Rongotai Road.

PHOTO: Jamie Adams

The Kilbirnie Business Network has completed the first of a series of murals it hopes will help beautify the suburb.

The first, painted by artist David Brown, can be seen on the electrical sub-station on Rongotai Rd. A second mural is planned for the wall of the liquor shop on the corner of Coutts St and Bay Rd and will act as the “tail” of the two murals within the next month.

BID manager Gary Holmes says the network is “very excited” with the result and the “positive feedback” it has received.

“The aim of this project for the Kilbirnie Business Network is to raise awareness of the KBN brand and all it stands for with a twist – to demonstrate we have a sense of humour.

“The Kilbirnie brand image comprises varying sized and coloured rectangles suggesting the

diversity of the Kilbirnie community working cohesively and with strength.

He says the murals are located in order to identify the entry and exit of the main shopping centre.

“These murals are designed to help develop a more positive perception of the suburb: we want Kilbirnie to be known as a vibrant, multicultural, diverse community, and we want to acknowledge its people and the beauty of the surrounding area.”

In his artist brief describing the first mural, David explains the colour choice of purple-blue and green is in consideration of the environment before it changes.

“Symbolically they stand in for the possible flora and fauna. The black and white is used to control this relationship, and to create a dynamic artwork, that is part painting and part sculpture.”

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Seatoun Arts and Crafts year 12 student prize winners Seatoun Arts and Crafts, with its monthly meetings and annual exhibition, has been part of the eastern suburbs community for well over 40 years.

For many years holiday programmes were held to foster art amongst the young, and since 1984 annual art prizes have been awarded to Year 12 students in the local colleges.

The 2018 prize winners were Isabella Chait (St.Catherine’s

Girls’ College), Nova Fairbrother (Wellington High School), Johnson Aumua-Peseta (St. Patrick’s College), Tessa Burke (Wellington East Girls’ College) and Mitchell Henton (Rongotai College).

At the group’s March meeting the recipients show their work, telling the members about their ideas, inspiration and dreams - always an interesting and enjoyable insight into young folks’ thinking - and keeping members up-to-date

Isabella Chait of St Catherine’s College with her winning work. PHOTO: Supplied

with the latest techniques and trends.

Prizes were provided by Gordon Harris Art Supplies.

The group’s members turn their hands to all kinds of arts and crafts and love to share their knowledge and to learn too.

All ages and stages are welcome to come along on the third Wednesday of the month to the Seatoun Village Hall (7.30pm, no charge).

Wellington High School’s Nova Fairbrother with her winning work. PHOTO: Supplied

Johnson Aumua-Peseta of St Patrick’s College with his winning work. PHOTO: Supplied

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Thursday March 28, 2019

SPORT Sports talk

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with Jacob Page

The Warriors roller coaster rides again in 2019 The New Zealand Warriors could be a fun team to watch in this year’s NRL, as long as your expectations are minimal.

The Warriors in 2019 will be like that unexpected bunch of flowers or chocolates after a rough day, rather than that brand new bike you’d pleaded for at Christmas.

If your expectations are low, I think you’ll enjoy the season and the team may squeak into the top eight playoffs.

The first two weeks have laid the potential blueprint for the Auckland club.

A confidence-building 40-6 win over the Canterbury Bulldogs in week one was followed by a

deflating 34-6 defeat away to the Wests Tigers on Sunday night.

That’s the rollercoaster you’re on as a fan this year.

I am not a Warriors fan, I lost the faith in 2007 and my blood pressure, heart-rate and swear jar have been eternally grateful ever since.

When million dollar man Shaun

Johnson left for Cronulla late in the pre-season, many would have expected the Warriors to sky-dive to the bottom of the table.

It doesn’t look quite that dire.

The club has always struggled away from their Mt Smart Stadium base and to have any chance of making the playoffs, it will need to be rectified.

The enigmatic Warriors don’t have the flair or x-factor of past years.

They’ll have to do the basics well week in and week out.

To achieve that, they’ll need to be a new breed which shuns their past.

It won’t be easy, it may not be possible.

Miramar wins promotion to Premiers There was further great news for Miramar Bowls Clubon Saturday, which was already jubilant after its men’s Premier reserve team won their interclub division earlier this month.

That team will now be competing in the Premiers next season after winning the Promotion Relegation play- offs at Island Bay on Saturday, the best ever result for a Miramar men’s team.

Pairs player Brent Stubbins says the Miramar team played with

great heart and fought tenaciously for every point against “extremely strong” opposition teams from Silverstream, Titahi Bay and Upper Hutt bowling clubs.

There were three rounds played to find the two top teams to be promoted into the Premiers with the bottom two teams going into the Premier Reserves. The pressure was on all clubs and players to perform at their best, the competition was fierce.

The first two rounds were evenly split with Miramar, Silverstream

and Upper Hutt all within one win of each other.

So it came down to the final round where Miramar, urged on by their large contingent of vocal supporters, rallied and won two of their three remaining games to win Promotion for the first time in the history of their club.

The final scores indicated just how close the competition was: Miramar 10 points and a differential of +5, Silverstream 10 points and a differential of 0, Upper Hutt 10 points and

a differential of -4.

These results meant that Miramar and Silverstream will play in the Premiers next season and Upper Hutt and Titahi Bay will play in the Premier Reserves.

Promotion into the Premiers has topped off an amazing year for Miramar, which also won the men’s and women’s Division 3 Pennants.

It was a remarkable year for the Miramar Bowling Club that has exceeded all expectations under the astute guidance of the Club President

Carl Northcott.

“The dream has always been to win promotion into the Premiers, I never expected it to happen so quickly,” Carl told members at the after-match function.

“Today all the stars have aligned for us and we have been rewarded for all the often unseen hard work and sacrifices that all our club members have made over the last few years.

“I am a very happy man today and very proud of everybody at our club.”

Diamonds fail to sparkle, but Sapphires shine Victoria University surprised everyone with a major upset in the Kelly Cup on Saturday, defeating cup holders Wellington United 1-0. While both teams weren’t at full strength, it was University with ex-Wellington United keeper, Emma Rzepecky, who played an outstanding game in goal, that came out on top.

It was quite a surprise given that the Diamonds had about 40 shots on goal and hit the bar three times. It was a very uncharacteristic defensive error from the Diamonds that allowed University’s Jessie Auckram to score on her debut.

University coach Ollie Davie was pretty ecstatic with the result, saying it was a full team effort and praising every one of his players who he said all played a part.

Diamond’s coach Guille Schiltenwolf said “it wasn’t for us today we created heaps of chances and despite the fact we have a lot of potential upfront to hurt any team, today our top people were not clin-

ical. Credit to the way Vic Uni defended and never gave up.”

Despite the loss Guille said he was very happy with the team as they never stopped trying and said “The beauty of football is that not always the best team wins” In the curtain raiser, the Executive Plate game, which kicked off late due to no referee turning up, it was a completely different story between the reserve teams.

Wellington United’s Sapphires hammered Victoria University 8-0. Libby Browne got four goals, Sam Whyte three and Issy Lenihan-Ikin one.

Sapphires co-coach Alice Cooke-Harvie said she was very happy with the team who played such free-flowing football and were extremely selfless.

University coach, Alistair Brownlie said after going 4-0 down after 20 minutes, they made some tactical changes which he felt worked and given they had only been training for two weeks he was pleased with the way his team responded.

The winning Miramar team included; Singles: Rob Veale, Pairs: Brent Stubbins, Keith Hastings, Fours: Wayne Coleman, Ian McLeod, Dave Shedlock, and Dave Allen.

Reserve: Mike Andrews and manager: Carl Northcott. PHOTO: Supplied

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