You Magazine August , 2014

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Editor’s note Welcome to the August edition of YOU! We have some great stories again this month.

My personal favourite is about Ashburton woman, Belinda Kirdy, originally from the Philippines, who ended up living the high life in Dubai as a dressmaker to a princess. Her story is amazing and her fight for a better life was honest, humbling and inspiring.

Thank you Belinda for sharing your life with us!

Mid Canterbury woman Neroli Davies also knows what she wants and works hard for it.

One minute she’s in the business of pampering women and the next she’s flying in a helicopter mustering in high country stations. Mind you, she does get a bit miffed if she breaks a nail on the job.

Not only that, we have the kick-ass karate and taekwondoteaching team of Amanda and Nadia van Vliet.

Enjoy the read, I hope you have a fantastic month. Cheers,

Lisa Fenwick

YOU editor

Editorial contact Lisa Fenwick • 307-7929 • lisa.f@theguardian.co.nz

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BEHIND EVERY PRETTY GIRL

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Both high country farmer and beauty salon manager, Neroli Davies strikes a balance between working hard and looking good.

YOU’s Susan Sandys reports.

When high country farmer Neroli Davies is mustering, she has to be careful she does not break a nail.

As ‘blonde’ as that might sound, the 46-year-old makes no apologies for liking a little beauty and glamour in her life.

She runs a beauty salon after all, Body Treats 4 U on Moore Street in Ashburton.

“I get toey if I do break a nail,” she says, in her trade-mark down-to-earth style.

The former sole operator of Mt Arrowsmith Station today still farms and works in the high country, fitting in the roles with her beauty salon work.

She was brought up on Mt Arrowsmith Station, where she and brother Malcolm were schooled by correspondence. Her mother, Anne Prouting, would begin lessons as early as 7.30am, otherwise her children would be gone for the day, following their hearts to the great outdoors.

“Who wants to be inside?” Neroli says.

Lessons would finish by 10.30am, giving the siblings all day to roam the hills and help their dad with farm duties.

For Neroli, that meant catching up with her best friends, a herd of wild horses. She would muster them in across the coun-

tryside. Among them was her favourite, a 16.1-hand pacer named Bill.

Summer brought human friends, when the Lake Heron camping ground filled up with families. Neroli would play outside for hours on end – hide and seek in the tussocks and swimming and fishing in the lake with the other children.

She would sometimes take Bill down there, but her mother had warned her that if any of the children fell off him, “they would probably take Bill away from me”.

She was not one to say no to children wanting a ride and one day had six children on Bill’s back. Unfortunately, one of them starting nudging at Bill to giddy up.

“I said don’t kick him because we can’t go that fast with six of us,” Neroli recalls.

“Bill broke into an amble and from the back to the front everyone came off like dominoes.”

One of the children was screaming, apparently having injured himself. The adults cleaning up the situation were able to help

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woman the boy, but became worried about Neroli when they could not find her.

Neroli had taken off with Bill, determined to hide him, mindful of her mother’s warning. She spent the rest of the day building a tee pee of sticks and plants around him, and he was not discovered until the next day.

“I think dad must have secretly followed me there. Here were two ears sticking out of this mound of bush and scrub.

“Just the things that you remember and the things you did.”

When Neroli reached secondary school age she went to board at Rangi Ruru.

“I left when I was 15, I hated it,” she says.

It had been difficult for someone who was used to being outside after finishing school at 10.30am each day to get used to being inside.

“I felt just a bit trapped, a bit bored. I wasn’t super academic. I just hankered to get back out in the country.”

She played hockey and remembers be-

ing too embarrassed to ask what offside meant after the word had been yelled at her in many a school match.

She did, however, make great friends with women she remains friends with today.

She completed School Certificate and went off grooming polo ponies at Geraldine. After that she began shepherding near Kaikoura, before enrolling at beauty therapy training school in Christchurch.

Her mother had suggested she do beauty school, wanting her daughter to have a career background other than farming. It was a suggestion which met with Neroli’s approval.

“I loved fashion and I did love makeup, probably because it was something we didn’t get to wear (on the farm),” she says.

In Christchurch attending beauty school at the age of 17, she could call on her old Rangi friends who were in their final year of school to act as her models.

She graduated and did her big OE, returning to mustering when she got back to New Zealand.

When she was 24 she was asked if she could take on the management of Mt Arrowsmith.

“That was awesome,” Neroli says. “It was a hell of an opportunity. The belief mum and dad had in me was pretty special.” continued over page

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from previous page By this time her parents had returned to Mesopotamia Station, where Neroli was born. She spent two years operating Arrowsmith and did just as her father had done before her, undertook all the work herself, only getting in casual staff to help out on a one-off basis when they were required.

“One time I put in 40 acres of turnips and the next day Canada geese had eaten the whole lot,” she says.

It was during this time that she met her husband-to-be Harley Davies, who was a

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shepherd on a neighbouring property. He had nice dogs and good guns, something of merit when it comes to courting in the high country, Neroli laughs.

Mt Arrowsmith sold a couple of years later, and she and Harley bought a farm behind Mayfield called Gawler Downs. They married in 1996 and had two daughters, Grace and Ella, 14 months apart. The girls today board at St Margaret’s in Christchurch.

As much as Neroli loved being a mother, from the day her girls were born she re-

YOU Magazine | 7 Neroli is a self-admitted “skid-biter”, that is someone who is always hankering to go flying. Neroli often accompanies her husband Harley or dad Laurie (below) for farm helicopter work, such as mustering and snow raking.

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Never break a nail, says Neroli, who will often get left on a hill for hours on end in the high country before the pilot will return to pick her up.

members that having to stay home with a baby and a toddler was not easy.

“It was bit like being at boarding school.

I couldn’t just go out and ride a horse and shift a mob of sheep.”

Four years ago Neroli bought Body Treats 4 U in Ashburton. She had been a customer there, regularly having her eyelashes done.

“I got that addicted to extensions I bought this place,” she jokes.

She loved getting back into the beauty industry.

“It was great, I would wave goodbye to the

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boys doing break-fencing in a frost and I’m off to seven heat pumps.”

But while she is in the salon most days of the week, she shares the work with her other passion, that of helping out Harley and her father Laurie with helicopter work.

The call is never far away, where she will be whisked into the high country for jobs such as mustering and snow raking. And she really doesn’t mind too much if she does end up breaking a nail.

“If I break one I’m in a pretty good place to get them fixed,” she says.

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Bullying leads to School bullying was among factors which saw Amanda van Vliet and her two children take up karate, a decision which went on to change their lives.

YOU’s Susan Sandys reports.

When her children were aged 11 and almost 13, Amanda van Vliet decided to take them to karate lessons.

But instead of watching from the sidelines, she also took lessons, and within three years was establishing her own karate school branch in Rakaia.

Today Mrs van Vliet, head of the Kennedy’s Freestyle Martial Arts at Rakaia, reveals that it was school bullying which helped lead to that initial decision to take her children to karate.

Her son once came home covered in bruises and she later found out he had been beaten up.

Other incidents he would deal with were being pushed off his chair and having a small signable cricket bat shoved into his side.

Once he started learning karate however, his confidence improved and the bullying went away.

He did not really even have to use karate moves, although Mrs van Vliet remembers one incident where he gave a child shoving him with the cricket bat a small karate punch in his shoulder, giving the bully a dead arm.

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“It more gives them confidence to stand up for themselves, it gives them a little bit of self-esteem,” Mrs van Vliet said.

Today her daughter Nadia is a fellow karate teacher.

The pair instruct many children, some experiencing those same sorts of issues, and the mother-daughter pair enjoy seeing their charges blossom.

“You use it in the way you carry yourself and your presence,” Mrs van Vliet said.

“If you are attacked your skills bring you up to a level where you can retaliate.”

Nadia, who is a school teacher and operates the Kennedy’s club in Christchurch, said karate had been “a massive part” of her life.

“It’s kind of shaped me into the person I am, it shaped me into the career I am in,” she said.

“It’s given me the confidence to be my own person and be confident in my abili-

ties.” She has competed since the age of about 12 and particularly enjoyed the competitive side of the martial art. She today coached a 17-member taekwondo tournament team, made up of members from the Rakaia and Christchurch clubs, as well as a third Kennedy’s club at Rangiora.

The team was performing incredibly well and heading to the nationals in September.

For the mother-daughter pair, they had

found that decision 13 years ago to take classes two nights a week had become one which had changed their lives.

Martial arts was more than combative and defensive, but was a complete discipline in itself.

“We always talk about martial arts being holistic and being a journey, it’s a journey of self discovery in a lot of ways.

“It changes plans you may have had because it opens doors,” Mrs van Vliet said.

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She’s a wife and mother, plays a mean game of golf and can turn a bolt of cloth into a dress fit for royalty.

Belinda Kirdy is all of these, but she has overcome incredible hurdles, travelled long distances and taken huge risks to become the Kiwi woman she is today.

She talks to reporter Sue Newman about that journey.

Life for Belinda has not been easy. She was born into a large Filipino family where love might have been in good supply but money was short.

Survival meant working long, long hours, usually for very little money, but without work, a family would starve.

“For my mum that meant being a rice cake cooker. She delivered these to other homes,” Belinda said.

As a youngster she watched her mother and knew that was not the life she wanted for herself. Sometimes it was her lot to run the deliveries, a job she hated.

“I was so embarrassed to do this, I ate them all and I couldn’t move afterwards. I hid in a banana tree and my family had to look for me,” she said.

When Belinda was 10 her mother became ill, but in spite of failing health, she continued cooking rice cakes, struggling to deliver these to her customers, fearing the loss of her meagre income.

Her mother’s health deteriorated, but the family could not afford medical treatment.

Fate stepped in. Belinda’s father worked for a New Zealander on his Filipino farm.

Knowing his son was a doctor, he begged him to help his wife. He did and today that act of generosity still stuns Belinda.

“We couldn’t afford any treatment, but he paid all the money for things like xrays. They found out later she had cancer.

After six months she couldn’t walk, she was just lying in bed.”

Her father was desperate. His wife was unable to work and his family was struggling. With nowhere else to turn, he again approached his boss for help.

“His son came over five days later to see my mum. He gave her some medicine,

looked at her x-ray and said that if she survived the next 48 hours, then she would be safe. It wasn’t to be. After 12 hours we knew she wouldn’t make it.”

Belinda was just 11. Her father struggled to accept that his wife had died and her younger sisters – four and nine – turned to her for help. Overnight she was a child, plunged into an adult’s world, realising that hard work was the only way out of what seemed like a hopeless pit of poverty.

“I carried on at school, but I had to take two days off each week to work so I could

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support my sisters. I worked and helped my dad’s boss too and I taught my sister to work too. She was only nine.”

The weight on Belinda’s shoulders was huge. She loved school, wanted to continue studying and dreamed of graduating from high school. But the more time she spent at school the less time she had to earn the money her family needed to survive.

Desperate for knowledge she spent her out-of-class time gazing through the windows into older students’ rooms, absorbing, learning whatever she could see. Like

many youngsters she knew that education was the only path to a better life.

For her, however, the needs of her family came first.

“When my sister was 12 my dad became sick and had to go to Manila. I wanted to carry on with my study but we couldn’t afford it. Then when I was in my second year of high school I went to Manila. I ran away.”

Belinda ran from the endless grind of supporting her family and she ran from a marriage her father had arranged.

“I told my dad, I don’t want to marry yet, I want a better life.”

She believed that whatever she found had to be better than what she’d left behind. Her hope was to secure work that would allow her to send money home to support her sisters.

She worked as a babysitter and then in a noodle-cutting factory.

At 16 she was young, unworldly and vulnerable. It didn’t take long before she became a sexual target.

“My boss started touching me so I ran away again. I was almost 17 then.”

She found work as a cutter to a machinist and while she knew nothing of the work, she watched, listened and learned.

After eight months Belinda knew she was ready to take a step up and become a dressmaker. Skilled dressmakers could rise above the poverty line and secure positions in wealthy households.

“I asked my cousin to see if she could help, to show me how to make a dress and I started work.”

She worked long hours, bent over a machine in poor light. With every hour

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she worked her dream to escape and start a new life grew stronger.

Her lucky break came when a Saudi agent saw her working and offered her a position in his factory.

Her father had been saving money for her wedding but Belinda convinced him this was her one chance to make a new life.

With her meagre savings and her sewing machine she boarded a plane and headed into the unknown.

“It was so easy for me to go, to do this.

Saudi had always been my dream. It was my dream to go outside the country so I could support my family and give my sisters a good start in life.”

That support would include not only her two sisters, but also two nieces who she arranged to live with her family so she could make sure they continued with their schooling.

“I wanted them to have the schooling that I couldn’t have myself,” she said.

Her arrival in Saudi Arabia was anything but straight forward.

Her visa had been inadvertently swapped with that of another Filipino woman who was travelling to work as a housekeeper.

Belinda’s dreams were crumbling. She found herself working at a job she hated and for an employer who did not like her. He sent her to his brother, setting the scene for an event that could have destroyed her life.

“There were two boys in their family. They tried to rape me. I had a knife and I got away and locked myself in the bathroom. I was desperate, so I rang the

man who was to be my original employer.

Thank goodness he answered and he came and picked me up and finally I became a dressmaker.”

That was a turning point in the 19-yearold’s life.

She remained with the Saudi family working both for father and son and it was through the son that she became dressmaker to Saudi royalty.

“I worked then for a Saudi princess in her home. I’d get to go shopping with her every day. If she had a wedding or a big event to go to, we’d watch things like Miss Universe for hours and hours to come up with dress designs.”

For a young woman accustomed to poverty and an endless struggle to survive, this was unimaginable luxury.

“I could buy whatever I wanted and I had the third floor in her palace all to myself, a guest room just for me.”

Belinda was one of a team of four – housekeeper, cook, maid and dressmaker – who were responsible for ensuring their princess had whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted it.

For several years she lived a dream, living in a world of plenty and working with some of the most exquisite fabrics available and turning these into dream gowns.

Her princess was in her late 30s and in spite of great wealth, Belinda said she was a lovely person, a very kind woman.

The years ticked by, life was good but there was always the pull of home and family.

She felt she needed to return to the Philippines to reconnect with her family. continued over page

A cousin who was married to a New Zealander was home visiting. She talked about her new country and the opportunities there.

Belinda was entranced. She realised there was still more she could achieve, more she could do with her life. Starting a new life in a new country would also provide far greater opportunities to help her Filipino family.

Fate stepped in again and through her cousin, Belinda met Raymond, the man who would eventually become her husband. It took many months before Belinda was ready to marry and move to New Zealand. That was in 1997.

Arriving in a new country was a shock – a new language, no friends and no family. Work opportunities, her husband’s support and a baby were the building blocks that made that transition easier.

“Life is so much better in New Zealand.

There are lots of chances to do what you want and to be what you want to be. It’s amazing. In the Philippines I couldn’t work like I do now and earn what I do.”

In spite of all the advantages New Zealanders have, however, Belinda said people always wanted more. “In the Philippines people smile and they have nothing. Satisfaction seems easier to get.”

People in New Zealand have so many job opportunities, regardless of their age, whereas in the Philippines finding work is very difficult and once you’re over 35 it becomes almost impossible, she said.

It hasn’t always been easy and Belinda has worked very hard to get where she is today.

The result of that hard work, however, has been success for her family in the Philippines.

She bought a house for her father and has supported her sisters and her nieces and nephews, ensuring they were all well edu-

cated and launched into good careers. “This was always my goal and I feel satisfied that I have done this.”

There has also been sadness. The need to spend her adult life far from home has been very difficult and the years between return visits home are also tough. She would love her sisters to experience the Kiwi lifestyle.

Today she’s happily married with a 13-yearold son, Brent. The lifestyle she enjoys is light years away from the lifestyle she would have had if she had married young and remained in the Philippines.

As life has changed, the one constant in Belinda’s life has been her love affair with dressmaking. Today she may not be making gowns for Dubai’s rich, famous and titled, but she said there is just as much pleasure in making ball gowns and wedding dresses for her Kiwi clients.

She has achieved so much, but admits there are gaps she’d love to fill.

“I still dream about seeing my family again. I miss the happiness of my family in the Philippines. The last time I went home was 2009 and now I dream of bringing my dad to New Zealand for a holiday. My life is otherwise where I want it to be; I’m contented and I’m happy.”

At 47, Belinda looks back at the distance she has travelled since she ran away from home as a 16-year-old. Today she barely recognises that teenager but knows that she still shares with her that same drive and desire to succeed. “I am quite a determined person. If I want to get something or somewhere I will.

You have to be strong within yourself. I’m very happy to be alive, to have such a lovely life. If I still have a dream in my life, it is for my boy, for his life. That is what is important to me now.”

Belinda Kirdy in her dressmaking studio, the place that is her second home.

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My husband and I had been to Vietnam in 1996 and were a bit apprehensive about how it may have changed. We didn’t need to worry, it was just as amazing.

The people, food and culture hadn’t changed at all just the development of the cities.

Our first port of call was Ho Chi Minh.

This hustling bustling city is the home of the motorbike with no road rules apparent, crossing the road was a mission but we soon learnt that their road rules were similar to snow skiing, don’t worry about what goes on behind you just keep an eye on the guy in front.

Best advice – walk with certainty and they’ll keep an eye out for you, hesitate and you take your life in your own hands.

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Our plan was to travel from south to north, so after four nights in Ho Chi Minh we took a domestic flight up to Da Nang, central Vietnam. Just 30 minutes south of Da Nang is the most gorgeous ancient town of Hoi An. We chose to stay at the beach side of town just 6kms out of the Old Quarter of Hoi An. Most resorts have free shuttles but a taxi is only $10.00 to the middle of town. Hoi An is well known for its dress making.

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The next part of our journey was great fun, an overnight train from Da Nang to Hanoi. We all waited eagerly for our train to arrive in the sweltering heat to be greeted by a tiny four berth cabin and a bottle of water each.

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BREAD MAY BE BAD FOR WAISTLINES

but it’s good Marg Brownlie

FOR FOODIES

In my opinion, bread gets a bad “rap”. I can give up just about any type of food, but I really struggle with putting restraints on my bread intake ... oh whoops, did I forget to mention coffee as well?

There are so many store-bought alternatives to a wheat flour bread out now, but seriously, do they taste anywhere near as good as fresh, warm homemade bread? Hell no!

In our house as littlies, our mother always graced us with homemade wholemeal bread fresh out of the oven. That smell will never leave me.

I love having a bit of fun with breadmaking and this potted cheese and herb bread is always a show-stopper.

It’s not hard, but if you can’t be bothered making it from scratch, just make a basic white bread dough in the breadmaker and add the other bits later.

Potted cheese and herb bread.

“Oh darling you must throw out the lemon juice and get onto Verjus!”

“It’s made from the juice of unripe grapes.

It’s gently sweet and sour and has a thousand different uses.

I use it for vinaigrettes, marinades, preparing mustards and condiments, in pesto’s, salsas, and poaching fruit amongst other things! And it’s a drink as well.

It’s so refreshing splashed on the rocks , great with soda as a spritzer and terrific in cocktails.

It’s also fabulous with gin or vodka, just ask my neighbour, tiddly Tania.’

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Picked at a brix level of approximately 14, the verjus is high in acid and low in sugar

Serving size: 200ml Avera Servings per bottle: 3.8 Per 10

The term Verjuice derived from Verjus, pronounced VAR-ZHOO, the French term for juice of green grapes, dates back to medieval times. Verjus is now enjoying a worldwide revival in cooking, replacing vinegar and lemon juice being a natural flavour enhancer.

Verjus is versatile, delicious and refreshing.

Uses are many including adding flavour to red meats, chicken, fish, vegetable dishes and desserts. A wonderful addition to salad dressing, sauces and marinades.

It makes a refreshing non alcoholic beverage served on ice with soda.

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for my soul

Potted cheese and herb bread

2t dried yeast 1C tepid water 3C flour 1/2 C grated tasty cheese 1T olive oil 1/2 t sugar 1t salt 1/2 C of chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, rosemary, thyme, mint, oregano about 1T pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds – Grease then soak four 10cm diameter terracotta plant pots in water.

– Combine yeast and sugar. Sprinkle yeast mixture over the tepid water. Set aside till frothy.

– Sift 2 1/2 cups of the measured flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in herbs and chesse.

Pesto bread twists This is really simple to make for a nibble if you have guests for a pre-dinner drink.

– Make a small quantity of white bread dough in the breadmaker.

Wholemeal bread This is such a quick bread to make if you are caught short for kids’ lunches.

1 1/2 C of boiling water with 1T golden syrup dissolved in it. Add to water mixture: 1 1/2 C cold milk and then

1 sachet of yeast and leave until

bubbles appear (usually about 5

mins) Add to the yeast mixture: 450g white flour

– Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients. Pour yeast mixture into the well. Stir to combine. Lightly knead dough until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if necessary. Shape dough into a round. Place into a lightly oiled bowl.

– Cover and place in a warm place until double in size. While dough is rising, remove pots from water and leave to drain. Punch dough down, knead again lightly. Divide dough into quarters. Shape into rounds.

– Place one portion of dough into each pot and brush top of each dough round with a little olive oil then sprinkle with pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Cover and set aside in a warm place until double in size. Bake at 190°C for about 15-20 mins or until bread sounds hollow when tapped on the base. Remove from pots and set aside to cool.

– I didn’t have sunflower and pumpkin seeds at home so have used nigella (onion) and sesame seeds.

– Roll out to about 1/2cm thick and spread generously with basil pesto (or any pesto or your choice). Sprinkle with some grated parmesan cheese.

– Cut into strips about 3cm wide and twist and lay on to an oven tray.

– Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 15 mins.

450g wholemeal flour 1T bran 3t salt – Mix together well with the wet ingredients, then knead for about 5 mins.

– Put mixture into a greased loaf tin or whatever you want to cook your bread in.

– Put into a cold oven and turn it to 100°C for about 1 hour then turn oven up to 200°C for 30 mins or until bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.

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DEGUSTATION – OPEN UP YOUR TASTEBUDS

to a feast of wine and food

by Lisa Fenwick

Braided Rivers’ staff and head chef, Dean Robinson, are on an Ashburton taste mission and it will be an “awesome food experience” not to be missed.

If you love fine food and wine, step outside your comfort zone and come with an open mind and adventurous spirit to Braided Rivers’ special degustation evening on August 28.

Don’t be put off by the word “degustation”, it may be French but it’s not scary and there will be no snails on the menu.

It is a chance to open your mind and tastebuds to new flavour sensations.

It’s just a taste, and in Braided Rivers’ case, a taste of things to come. It’s not about going along and having a huge meal. It’s an all-night feast of the senses and “showcasing some of the foods we can present,” says Dean.

Dean reckons that the night is ideal for anyone where good food and wine is a must. “It’s a fantastic night for family/friend groups, business clients, date nights. It’s a great evening out, a real social evening. And while it’s fun, it’s also an education on fine wine and fine dining.”

Meet the chef

Braided Rivers’ head chef Dean Robinson has been a chef for 22 years.

He has been at Braided Rivers for six months, having previously been at Peppers in Tekapo.

Dean’ influences include South American food, after spending five years as a chef in Chile where he met his Chilean wife, who is also a chef. He also credits other chefs he’s worked with, including Japanese, French, Spanish and Italian, with giving him a love of full-flavoured dishes, variety and making use of local, fresh produce.

Dean aims to make the Braided Rivers degustation evening interesting and flavoursome. He also loves wine and making sure wines stack up with food for maximum taste sensation.

“The whole meal will be orchestrated for overall pleasure.”

Dean loves degustation evenings because a “chef can be

Head chef Dean Robinson.

“It’s about what flows on the palate and we will be matching wines and food that flows throughout the whole menu,” says Dean.

The evening will consist of five courses, with palate-cleansing sorbets in between, wine and grapes to complement the flavours and, with every course, a special wine will be paired up to enhance each experience.

“We also want to use local produce as much as possible,” says Dean August 28’s degustation evening features wine from Villa Maria.

And there are other fantastic wineries to come.

With a huge new wine list, gorgeous new menu and enthusiastic, professional staff Braided Rivers is raising the bar in local dining.

So if you love fine wine and food, don’t miss out on an evening that will be a feast in every way.

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more creative”.

It’s great for chefs to come up with fresh, creative ideas and it’s great for staff too.

Dean hopes feedback from patrons will let him know what Ashburton wants from his new menu.

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FROM AUTHOR JENNIFER DONNELLY

The Tea Rose Kylie Goodwin

BOOK REVIEW

T

he Tea Rose was first published in 2004 and has been on my must read list for some time. I have finally read it and it is my favourite book so far this year.

Set in 1888 in the small town of Whitechapel, East London, Fiona Finnegan is a seventeen year old girl with big dreams. Fiona and her boyfriend Joe are saving every spare penny to put towards starting their own Tea Shop.

Life is good for Fiona, a loving family, the

promise of marriage to the man she loves and a dream to save for.

But Fiona’s life and dreams take a nasty turn. Her father is killed in a workplace accident, Jack the Ripper takes her mother and Joe is forced to leave her to marry someone else. Convinced her father’s death wasn’t an accident she goes to her father’s employer and takes some money to make up for it. When they find out, Fiona and her young brother Seamus must run for their lives.

They escape to New York where her Uncle Michael owns a rundown shop.

Michael is a drunk and Fiona must convince him to help her get the shop up and running before it is sold to someone else.

So The Tea Rose is born. It soon

becomes the hit of New York and the brave and charming Fiona is suddenly swamped by media and admirers alike. But part of her never forgets Joe or her family and she returns to London to bring her father’s killers to justice and clear her family name.

Taking you from the slums of London to the glossy lifestyle of upper class New York, The Tea Rose is charming, captivating, and full of fortune and tragedy. I love this book with a passion and with the sequels The Winter Rose and The Wild Rose also available I am in reading heaven.

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UNDERSTANDING

food allergies

Jane Logie

NATURALLY YOU

Food allergies have become more common for many individuals over the past few decades.

For example, a condition such as eczema can often be related to an allergy to food.

Food allergies for many individuals are often very difficult to detect. There are two reasons for this, one is that the signs and symptoms are quite varied and also there are often a variety of different foods that could be the cause.

Signs and symptoms associated to food allergy may affect any system in the body.

For example – gastrointestinal system – ulcerative colitis, celiac, chronic diarrhoea, IBS; genitourinary – chronic bladder infections; Immune – chronic infections, frequent ear infections; Brain – insomnia, depression, inability to concentrate; Musculoskeletal – joint pain; Respiratory – asthma, bronchitis, Skin – acne, eczema, hives and often headaches or migraines.

There are two types of allergies known as fixed and cyclic.

Fixed will occur when a food is eaten and the person remains allergic to a particular food for life. Cyclic are allergies formed by eating food repetitively, slowly over time. Therefore if the allergenic food is avoided for a period of time it may be re-introduced at a later date and tolerated. Cyclic allergies are more common than fixed.

There is a close relationship between the immune system and food allergies.

Food is often a challenge to the immune and digestive systems and it is these two systems that will decide whether a person will suffer from food allergies or not.

Stress is considered a major factor in the

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development of food allergies. Stress can trigger the digestive and immune systems to under-perform, creating an inability for food proteins to be digested correctly and then allowing a food allergy to develop when the protection of foreign substances into the body has diminished.

Diagnosis of food allergies can be done through either a food challenge or laboratory testing or both.

Food challenge requires time and dietary changes, whereas blood tests may provide instant food allergy detection but

can come with a cost.

More often than not avoidance of a specific food for a period of time can be an easy way to identify the culprit that could be causing all the trouble. Then you can reintroduce it back into your diet further down the track to see if it still remains an offender or if it needs to be totally eliminated from the diet altogether.

Common foods that can cause allergies are milk, wheat, nuts (especially peanuts), eggs, yeast, tomatoes, food additives, sugar, beef and many more.

Sometimes it can be all too confusing to figure out what may be the cause of your ill health, to seek help from a professional may be more appropriate and a fast-track way to identify your food allergies, so that you can get back to good health. As for some, it can take years to figure out what their trigger foods are that may be causing their long-term ill health.

With the compliments of Jane Logie, a medicinal herbalist, clinical nutritionist and chef from Methven

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Meringue slice with a mixed berry coulis Serve fresh or semi-frozen (Gluten and wheat-free dessert)

4 egg whites 1C castor sugar 1t cornflour 1t white vinegar 250g fresh or frozen raspberries (semi defrosted) 350ml cream 1t vanilla extract with seeds/vanilla essence.

4T icing sugar Extra icing sugar to dust dessert when served

– Whisk egg whites to soft peaks, add castor sugar shaking gently into mix 1T at a time, on moderate to high, mixing well between each sugar addition, beat until it looks glossy and sugar looks dissolved.

– Add mixed together vinegar and cornflour, beat well.

– Then spread mixture with a large palette blade over prepared tray.

– Spread 20cm wide and 40cm long, as evenly as possible.

– Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes until firm.

– Whip cream, with vanilla and 2T of icing sugar, add the raspberries, then set aside.

– When cooked, remove meringue and let cool for 10 minutes, turn over on to baking paper, allow to cool.

– Spread cream mixture over the meringue leaving 5mm at edge cream free.

– Fold the meringue in half, cut the unfolded edge to make a straight edge, then cover with a top sheet of baking paper.

– Place in the freezer for two hours to freeze, if wanting to serve frozen. To serve fresh, place in the fridge for 1 hour.

– To serve: Semi-frozen – Bring out for 10 minutes before serving, so cream is slightly soft.

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Mixed berry coulis (sauce)

250g of frozen berries (defrosted) 1/4 C of castor sugar (can add up to a 1/4 C of castor sugar to taste; if required) – Place berries in a pot with ¼ cup of sugar and simmer on low, until blended.

– Boil for a few minutes, add extra sugar and dissolve to taste.

– Place through a sieve, into a bowl, to rid sauce of seeds, pressing juice through and let cool.

– Cool in fridge, add around the frozen meringue slice when serving.

– Set oven temperature to 150°C on bake.

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VARICOSE AND SPIDER VEINS

by Jennifer Little

Abnormally dilated varicose and spider veins affect the majority of adults at some time in their lives. Associated symptoms can include aching, throbbing, excessive fatigue, itching, burning, a restless feeling in the legs and cramping.

The unsightly nature of the veins can also have a negative impact on self-image.

With modern techniques and the use of the latest duplex ultrasound equipment, vein sclerotherapy and laser treatments are safe and very effective treatments for the full range of varicose veins.

Varicose veins are caused by abnormal connections from the high pressure deep venous system to the usually low pressure superficial system just under the skin.

These veins distend, overfill with blood and then cause symptoms. Most are hereditary.

Large varicose veins have abnormal valves that fail to keep blood flowing upwards to the heart. Downward flow causes the vein walls to blow out and bulge, with poor skin nutrition. Smaller dilated veins, including spider veins, can be hereditary or caused by hormonal factors (as in pregnancy).

Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy (UGS) and endovenous laser treatments (EVLT) are safe and highly effective out-patient procedures which eliminate the deeper diseased veins hidden from view that have traditionally required surgical stripping.

There are many advantages of ultrasound guided sclerotherapy: • No surgery • No time off work • No anaesthesia

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Transform Clinic is affiliated with Southern Cross (other health insurance providers do cover varicose vein treatments for medical reasons). The first step is a thorough medical consultation which includes an ultrasound scan – at that time the doctor will recommend the appropriate treatment for the vein incompetence.

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IN YOUR

COMMUNITY

From the desks of NBS chairman Garry Dayman and general manager Ken Beams.

“Commitment to our mutual model and a blend of people with experience and expertise ensures NBS continues to stand strong,” said general manager Ken Beams.

NBS has had continued success from our branch network, driving growth of 10 per cent in total assets to $414 million as at March 31, 2014.

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Our steadfast, customerfocused ethos, and of course, our mutuality sets NBS apart

Residential, commercial, and agricultural mortgage lending also enjoyed growth of 10 per cent.

A key component of NBS strategy has involved managing costs relative to growth and working to both increase productivity levels and make it easier

for customers to do business with NBS. The NBS AccessDebit MasterCard® with international access, and the mobile banking application - NBS Mobile, have both been successfully introduced – enabling customers to have more flexibility and control over their banking.

“The financial results have been complemented by NBS’s ongoing commitment to the mutual banking model, by definition we’re here to service our customers and to work with the communities in which we operate,” said chairman Garry Dayman.

Through a combination of grants and sponsorships, the use of the NBS community vehicles, marquees and inflatables – NBS delivered $490,000 in community support for the year, with 241 groups supported across the network.

“Our steadfast, customer-focused ethos, and of course, our mutuality sets NBS apart.

This year’s results would not have been possible without the loyalty and support of NBS’s most valuable assets: our customers and staff,” he added.

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UNIQUE

by Amanda Wright

“You can continue to build other people’s dreams, or you can take a chance to build your own.”

These insightful words from a friend inspired Cindy Meadows to create her own business, Unique Solutions, drawing from her extensive corporate experience.

“I am fortunate to have a supportive network of friends and family, whose encouragement was fundamental in helping me to achieve my dream.

“I had spent all of my working life earning a salary within a corporate environment, so to make the decision to give away the security ... was a big step out of my comfort zone.

“The process took six months in the making while I explored all of the possibilities to ensure it was the right decision. I had a step-by-step plan and date to work towards. On day one I had three clients,

to ensure that I had work to do.

“Despite the planning, nothing really prepares you for day one and when I first stepped into my office, I wondered what I was doing. But that feeling passes and I’m grateful for the community support I received to get my business under way,”

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She had a passion for marching and was selected to represent New Zealand in Singapore as part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Her marching team was accompanied by the Timaru Brass Band, and together they marched for half an hour up Orchard Road, Singapore’s most

I had spent all of my working-life earning a salary within a corporate environment, so to make the decision to give away the security of having a salary, was a big step out of my comfort zone

she said.

Cindy grew up in Ashburton and after travelling to other parts of the world, knows that it’s the best place to raise her own daughter, Emily.

Cindy’s first overseas adventure was when she was at Ashburton College.

famous shopping and entertainment boulevard.

When the team arrived back to New Zealand, it competed at the South Island championships held in Blenheim and took out first place.

Cindy was also an age-group rep for

netball and now gives back to the sport by coaching the Hampstead A netball squad, as well as the under14 Mid Canterbury team.

After finishing at Ashburton College, Cindy travelled to Japan on her OE, to study a degree in Japanese.

It was an exciting experience, where just knowing where to go on the train was a daily challenge. She explored the south of Japan and was in awe of the many places to visit, but it also gave her an appreciation for home and she returned to New Zealand eager to continue her study.

She began her human resources degree by correspondence with Massey University, while working at CMP Canterbury.

She then moved to Palmerston North and gained a position with CMP Rangitikei, which gave her further insight into HR and recruiting on a large commercial scale.

“I was involved with many levels of HR, from recruitment to disciplinary and development. The position involved stra-

human resource & safety management specialist

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Coaching and empowering clients to meet legal requirements and to develop a progressive and safe culture.

Specialising in: Policies & procedures Employment relations advice Training & development Performance management Recruitment

Cindy Meadows

Auditing Site specific hazard safety plans Workplace safety plans Position scoping

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tegic HR initiatives on a corporate scale, while also including union interaction.

“The position allowed me to grow in confidence and because it tackled such a broad range of HR and health and safety facets, I felt I could tackle anything,” she said.

Cindy and her husband moved back home to Ashburton after they had their first child Emily.

“Outside of work Emily keeps me on my toes. Between her netball and jazz, there isn’t too much time left in the week for much else.

Staying strong and active in body as well as mind is important to me, so when I get time to myself, I like to hit the road and go for a run and I love interval and circuit training,” Cindy said.

After moving home to Ashburton, she

Cindy Meadows.

took a position at Spray Marks as the Group Services Manager, which allowed her to utilise her HR expertise, while introducing her to a different industry, with different compliance requirements.

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advice, based here in Ashburton.

“HR is unique because it covers such a large area of business. Recruitment, performance management, training and development, policy review and imple-

Just like your business, mine aims to build strong and positive relationships, and this is achieved through understanding the culture and values of the businesses I help

After four years in this position, Cindy saw a growing need for HR advice in the local community and developed Unique Solutions.

“Unique Solutions provides specialist human resources and safety management

mentation, legal compliance, risk management, disciplinary procedure and more.

This is why the business is named Unique Solutions, because each business requires a unique solution for their HR and health and safety requirements.

“Not all businesses fit into the same generic mould. I treat each client on an individual basis and go above and beyond to provide solutions that will best meet the needs of their business.

“I don’t just meet legislative requirements, I try to go further to ensure the business is operating to its full potential.

Just like your business, mine aims to build strong and positive relationships, and this is achieved through understanding the culture and values of the businesses I help.

“It’s about the delivery of business goals, backed up by results,” Cindy said.

Every business has the opportunity to succeed, it just requires a unique solution to reach its full potential.

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Constipation is the infrequent or difficult passing of dry, hard faeces. Colonic impaction is a more severe, chronic form of constipation.

Both conditions are managed by treating the underlying cause and by using enemas, laxatives, and high-fibre dietary products.

The colons two major functions are absorption of water from the faeces and storage of the faeces until a bowel movement occurs.

Constipation results when the stool is retained for too long in the colon, which leads to increased absorption of water, creating a drier, harder stool. Passage of a stool may be impossible.

What causes constipation?

Constipation is a condition that can be caused by many factors and diseases, although often a result of a poor diet. Consuming hair and bones are by far the most common causes along with sand and other foreign

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materials.

Environmental factors affecting an animal’s daily routine such as hospitalisation, decreased exercise, lack of clean water or a dirty litter box can lead to constipation.

Other causes of constipation include aging, anal, rectal, or pelvic pain, tumours of the colon and surrounding structures, prostate gland disorders, certain medications, along with disorders affecting the nerves and muscles of the colon.

In severe cases of constipation, we have to give enemas and sometimes if pets become impacted, anaesthetise pets so that we can physically break down the faeces and remove them manually.

If your pet suffers from constipation and struggles to pass faeces on a regular basis, this could lead to stretching and a weakness of the colon making impaction more likely.

The key to managing constipation is to identify and treat the underlying disorder.

As I have already mentioned, bone, hair or fur are by far the most common in causing constipation.

This is easily prevented by ensuring quantities of bone, skin and hair aren’t fed. Provide free access to fresh water and ideally, maintain a separate, clean litter box for each cat in your household.

Groom longhaired pets daily to help remove excess hair that might otherwise be ingested.

If diet isn’t the underlying cause we will make a diagnosis and appropriate treatments will be given.

If your pet is struggling, often straining to pass faeces, or you’re noticing dry faeces, then call in for a chat and a check up to see if we can help before things become more serious.

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A BRIGHTER

by Amanda Wright

Do you feel 60 years old, or 60 years young?

Declining strength and daily aches and pains aren’t entirely a natural consequence of the ageing process, but often can be due to lack of movement.

Carole Gielingh isn’t sitting down to watch life pass her by. She is getting fitter in her 60s, paving the way for her golden years to be full of opportunity.

Carole joined Finesse Fitness in September 2013. Her main motivation was to lose weight for a holiday to Fiji, but her healthier lifestyle has now turned into a passion for a healthier life.

“I’ve always had a reasonably high level of energy, but I realise now that it didn’t mean I was fit. When I first joined the gym, I struggled to walk up the 63 steps to the top and often I would take the

elevator.

“Being in the ‘over 60’ age bracket, my mind and body were showing signs of struggling to get up and go.

My joints and muscles were too tired and stiff for me to get up off the floor, out of a chair or to climb stairs,” Carole said.

With encouragement from her daughter, Carole joined Finesse Fitness and took her workouts at her own pace, utilising the equipment she felt comfortable on.

“Each time I went to Finesse Fitness, I would challenge myself on the different machines.

I was amazed at how my body and attitude changed from just having energy, to actually building fitness.

“I now attend the gym five times per week and have become involved in some of the group exercise classes, such as boxing and pump,” Carole said.

Since joining last September, Carole has

lost 15kg and has maintained that weight loss, while continuing to develop a fitter, leaner body.

“Through constantly changing my fitness level, I have toned flab and built muscle. I have a totally different attitude to fitness. Instead of making excuses why I can’t go to the gym, I now make the time to exercise,” she said.

With a stronger physique and more confidence, Carole attended a six–week Street Safe programme, a course she encourages every female to do, regardless of age. With summer on the way, Carole’s outlook is much brighter.

“I’m looking forward to summer clothing shopping, because I’ll be looking at sizes and styles I never dreamed of achieving!”

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In fact we have had an SDN carpet on the floor of our showroom for five years and people still think it is wool! Where the SDNs really excel though is in areas like colour fastness, UV resistance and improved appearance retention due to lack of shedding of fibres.

The improvement in colour fastness is due to the fibre being coloured as part of a production process creating a deeper colour with better colour retention as compared to a wool carpet which is a product which is dyed at the end. This ensures the colour is all the way through the yarn rather than just on the outside (think carrot versus radish).

One thing to note with nylon carpets is that you get what you pay for. Not all nylon carpets are created equal!

A cheap nylon is not designed to last 10 or 15 years (much the same as a cheap wool carpet) but the really good quality, and usually more expensive ones, will certainly do that and more.

As carpet is usually compared in ounces, a general rule is a 32-34oz will give you a good family carpet at a competitive price. It pays to remember that this is not directly comparable to wool weights.

For the same quality in wool you would be looking at around 40-44oz. A 40oz SDN is similar to a 48oz wool carpet. When you get to anything 48oz or above in an SDN it is just pure luxury!

Also remember that when you are comparing quotes for carpets you are comparing the same weights (that is apples with apples).

A couple of the ranges we stock at Skip2-It Flooring Xtra that we class as the top quality SDNs are the Irvines Premium SDN (PSDN) range and the Habitat Collection

by Cavalier Bremworth. Both these ranges are in the more expensive end of the price range, but as with most carpets, you get what you pay for!

Irvines PSDN has been around for a number of years now and was miles ahead of the competition from the start, and still is right up at the top.

This is definitely a superior product (in fact it is what we have on the floor in our showroom) and one we highly recommend. This product just wears really well and will look great for years to come.

The Habitat Collection by Cavalier Bremworth is fairly new to the market but is of the same high standard we have come to expect from Cavalier. They spent some time looking for the right suppliers with the right fibre and have now come out with a great product.

Two of their new ranges in particular, Woodgrain and Sandpiper, are really nice carpets that are just a little different.

Woodgrain is a textured cut and loop pile, giving almost a woodgrain effect, while Sandpiper has taken over from the traditional striped sisals, being bi-coloured but with a more subtle stripe.

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GIVE IT THE

herbs

Wendy Millichamp

GARDEN MEANDERINGS

It all started some 28 years ago when I asked husband Dave to partner me to a wedding.

After the nuptials a group of us went out for dinner to a local restaurant. When the meals arrived they had been garnished with parsley. This herb was used liberally in the 70s and 80s. Quite a retro herb really.

Remember the waterlily tomatoes we did in our cooking class with a delicate piece of parsley to finish the gourmet dish off! This started a love of herbs for me.

Dave, always the horticulturist, told me the botanical name for that curly leaf parsley is Petroselinum Crispum. I made a point of remembering that, however I couldn’t tell you the botanical name of any other herbs I love.

A year later on our wedding day, as part of the celebrations we had a high tea at my parents’ home. My ever-loving sisters decided to decorate all the food both savoury and sweet with parsley. They had dubbed me The Garnish Queen. They are often seen at family do’s haphazardly throwing herbs at dishes in the name of garnishing while saying “we’re just doing a Wendy”. Nice.

The existing herb garden when we purchased Lilyfields was around the back and a short walk from the house. As I love picking fresh herbs not only for “garnishing with flair” but also for cooking, I could feel a new herb garden coming on. The once fabulous view from my kitchen window of both Mt Somers and Mt Hutt had become increasingly obscured by the yellow tree paeony and tourtured kowhai and taller trees in the garden.

I had a plan. With the help of an unexpected visitor, who looked a little nervous

Above left – Some mint happily grows in a pot. Above right – A bay topary gives height. Below – A clump of purple sage.

PHOTOS WENDY MILLICHAMP

but came to the herb party. He manoeuvred his amazing little Dingo digger around the side of the house where he proceeded to start wrenching the kowhai and paeony trees out. It took a while and apart from bursting the main waterpipe to the house it went relatively smoothly!

Now I could clear the area and with the help of friend and neighbour Caz we created a fabulous herb garden.

Caz is an import from Australia, Canberra in fact. She is a kitchen wizz, garden wizz, floral and computer wizz. She should have been called Wizz.

Firstly the buxus hedge plants were dug in to give definition to the area. Today the hedge stands just above knee height.

Although Wendy and symmetrical don’t really go together, I was keen to buy two bay toparies to give height and interest.

At the back of this herbal haven, standing tall against the clinker brick wall, two varieties of rosemary were planted. One of them great for flavour and the other for garnishing.

French lavender basks in the sun as an underplanting. A clump of chives enjoys the protection of the buxus hedge and two clumps of purple sage make their statement. I like using the sage and rosemary in bridal bouquets, the tussie mussie kind.

Thyme nestles down next to the purple sage and then, closest to the decking

from the kitchen for easy access, is the French and Italian parsley. Yes, Petroselinum Crispum in all its glory.

This has been a much-loved garden, the parsley plants coming from Grandad Millichamp and the other herbs all potted by my dad, Stan.

Not to be forgotten, however, is a beautiful miniature mauve rose that quietly and demurely reveals her true self every summer, flowering into late autumn.

She refused to be dug up with the kowhai and tree paeony and continues to be a garnish of beauty for those sweet culinary delights. If you want to improve your kitchen-outdoor flow then, as my dad would say, “Give it the herbs!”

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SHOULD MEN BE BANNED FROM WORKING IN

Lisa Fenwick

MUM ON THE RUN

ing one of my children, or any child, his voice would become magically higher in seconds. I didn’t take risks with my children, yet I would like to see more GOOD men (not sure how you ascertain that) in

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in the media for doing negative newsworthy stuff, they are busy earning a crust, building tree huts for their children, playing soccer with them and teaching them how good men respect their partners and families.

Many years ago, pre-children, I had a couple of male flatmates. One of them loved children, was great with them and considered training to be a preschool teacher. When he went along to find out all about it, he was told not to bother. It was not long after the Peter Ellis case in Christchurch and he was told he would A)

... but tarring every male with the paedopphile brush is hideous. There will always be sickos out there, but how far are we, as a society, going to go to stop it?

teaching roles. We have so many children without good male role models in their lives. Personally I think 90 per cent of men would sooner cut off their right testicle than hurt a child, there are so many fantastic men out there, we just don’t hear about them, because they don’t turn up

Probably not get a job and B) Be looked upon with suspicion, that he was better off staying away from that area. He became an electrician. It was such a shame because he was fantastic with children.

I have heard that most abusers are people you know and the family trusts.

Are you going to ban uncles from babysitting?

Honestly, I don’t know what the answer is, but tarring every male with the paedophile brush is hideous. There will always be sickos out there, but how far are we, as a society, going to go to stop it? If we are worried about stranger danger, should we not make sure that our children aren’t allowed to wander the streets at the age of seven? Shouldn’t we always make sure that our children are not left alone with people we don’t know? And how does that protect them from fathers who have unnatural, sick inclinations? Maybe, like some of the childcare centres in New Zealand, making toileting at childcare facilities a two-carer job, and make sure there are cameras in all rooms, apart from toilets of course. And that’s good protection for the majority of staff as well.

It’s such a huge topic and I don’t think there is any one answer. Harming innocents is, to me, the ultimate sin, but let’s not put stupid, sexist and harmful policies in place to try and rectify something that could, in many cases, come down to other sensible, common-sense and cautionbased measures.

JFM

I recently read a story on the South Australian government looking into radical laws, including banning men from working as child carers, after such a carer being accused of horrific child sex abuse.

I abhor any abuse, whether it be towards animals, children, elderly ... anyone (apart from my editor, I abuse him on a regular basis), but banning men from looking after children? Are we crazy? Are we going to ban men from coaching our rugby teams? Leading scouting groups?

What about swimming coaches ... they get to see children in next to nothing. Oh hey, and should male nurses be banned from working on paediatric wards? Seriously?

I’m not wanting to make light of a terrible, hideous situation and crime, but I’m sorry, it’s possibly one of the most sexist, unfair suggestions I’ve ever heard of in the 2000s. To even consider it is, to me, the ultimate knee-jerk reaction and a sponge finger in the dyke, instead of a real/realistic fix.

While I know that the majority of abusers are men, women are not exempt from abusing, and anyone that knows me knows that if a man looked like abus-

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