DECEMBER HAKIHEA 2023
Is the end to Seaview stink in sight? Motorists driving through Seaview have grown accustomed to sealing their windows shut and switching off air conditioning as they pass through the area; spare a thought for nearby residents and businesses who are enduring an even more pronounced sewage stench than usual this summer. Attendees at last week's public meeting hosted by the Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant’s owner Hutt City Council and operators Wellington Water Ltd, were informed that the timeline for addressing the persistent odour issue had shifted. Contrary to last month’s announcement projecting a solution was 4-6 years away, the work is now being fast tracked towards a 1-3 year completion, dependent on Long-Term Plan decisions. The design for the project is still pending. In the meantime, the replacement of the plant's biofilter media is under way. Biofiltering is a crucial step in wastewater treatment, and , in theory at least, should reduce odour. Odour blasters were operating and the media would be replaced in each of the six cells, one at a time, to reduce the odour. Wellington Water apologised for the current smell, which was worse than predicted. Bell Road mother Kylie Hood, who with her partner Chris Hetherington was “the brains behind the meeting”, according to local business owner Jayson Eveleigh, says the announcement of the shorter timeframe for work was “a bit surprising”.
Love, Joy and Peace were all on display at Sunday's C aro l S e r v i c e at S t Ronan's. The community packed the church, belting out favourite festive songs.
After years of their complaints not being registered properly, prior to the meeting they had been advised that the project to upgrade the facility, scheduled in the Council’s Long Term Plan in years 4 – 6, was delayed indefinitely. The work will pause between 22 December and 10 January and will be completed by 25 January. Despite the break over Christmas, the timing is terrible for at least one local business. Just as the weather is heating up, tourists arriving at the Top 10 Holiday Park are commenting on the smell. Currently playgrounds at the three local schools within reach of the odour are off limits, with children having to stay inside because the smell is too strong. On the home front, “you can’t cool the house down because you have to keep the windows shut,” Ms Hood says. She’s sceptical about the outcome of the work. “We presume it will make a difference, but we’ve had lots of promises before.”
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Merry Christmas! Local iwi representatives voiced concerns at the meeting about being overlooked in the decision-making process, especially considering the plant’s location on the historic Waiwhetu Pa site. Jayson Eveleigh, who has operated a business in Seaview for 15 years, says for years he was told the odour was coming from the Waiwhetu Stream. The stream pollution has been cleaned up, but the smell has got steadily worse. A Resource Consent requirement is for the odour to stop at the site boundary. Residents were told to report odour issues to regulator Greater Wellington Regional Council so they can be investigated and fines potentially issued (0800 496 734). HCC is encouraging residents to submit in support of fast-tracking the project during consultation on the Long Term Plan from April 2024. https://haveyoursay.huttcity.govt.nz/ long-term-plan-2024-2034-early-engagement
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Time to smell the roses by Ann Packer “If it’s your passion, your love, it’s not work.” Those are the words of Mrs Buckley – Maureen to her colleagues – who after working under three principals and at every level of the school, has decided to retire. After 21 years at Muritai School, the woman who started out in Taranaki in 1976 is now teaching the children of people she taught when she first arrived in 2003. She’s worked in all areas of the school and seen a lot of changes in her time, since her appointment by Andrew Bird as Head of Junior School (for four years), as Deputy Principal and now SPEC: Special Education Coordinator for children with additional needs – physical, health, social and emotional. The kids love her. Underlying all is her passion for teaching, with the child at centre, “though others might disagree”. She’s seen colleagues she has mentored go on to become principals, and witnessed unbelievable advances in technology, from the old Banda duplicating machine in the office and overhead projectors to teaching online during a pandemic – not to mention social media. Acknowledged with an Eastbourne Community Award in 2018, Mrs Buckley’s changes within the school include a “nude food” lunch box rule (she was horrified at the growing mountain of Glad wrap) and – a keen gardener herself – a sensory garden. She’s been on camp with Year 7s in Wainuiomata and Year 5s at Mangahika, flown with kids in the last round-Wellington Harbour Maureen Buckley, leaving Muritai after 21 years. flight of the DC10, and seen lots of changes in teaching methods. More specifically, at Muritai, Mrs Buckley’s taught in three libraries, culminating in the present large and spacious standalone, and seen playground structures expand to four areas. She loves the way singing the national anthem at assembly has expanded to include te reo and NZSL (New Zealand sign language) versions, Anne Mackris-Berdebes and loves seeing the kapa haka rōpū perform. She’ll miss the children, colleagues, community and the drive to work around the harbour – having decided in her first posting to keep her personal life separate from school December 'round hair! by living out of Eastbourne. Lately I've been talking about the trending hair CUTS which I've How children learn may change – but been loving coming through, but this blog is all about COLOUR! though the issues may change over the years, And the colour of the month is COPPER! We know that the the underlying development is the same where colours of December are red and green as we warm up into the children are concerned. And in this community, Christmas and festive season. Let's talk about why copper is which is such a beautiful place to work with its setting the tone of 2023 and 2024 summer. The colour of your sea and bush, she loves the way people with eyes tells the best colour for your hair, and there are so many eyes time to give, come and “embellish” the children’s out there that can suit copper! learning. You may be thinking 'but I have blonde hair, copper only looks What will she do with her time? Well, there good on brunettes', while I agree, copper looks amazing on a are four places in New Zealand she hasn’t yet brunette, adding a brighter, gloss to a brunette, it also looks been to (we won’t name them), a kitten for absolutely stunning on someone who is typically blonde. Several Christmas, Europe again, with her daughter (“if hair colours out there have an underlying copper tone just itching nowhere else, Paris”), friends and family around for you to bring out and feature! Cooper is a rich tone that throws the country, and the New Zealand House & caramel hues which fit well between brunette and blonde, a Garden tour in Whanganui. colour that meets between the two. “And there’s always the fence to paint,” she While a root to tip copper chop can absolutely wow the crowds, laughs. especially when you've used a glossy colour that oozes shine and
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District Plan changes proposed by Louise Parry
Dog control bylaws and bird protection areas We encourage residents to provide written and oral submissions on a dog control bylaw review, which we expect to see in early 2024. The review is related to the four bird protection areas in Eastbourne and the Eastern Bays that are planned as part of the consent for the Tupua Horo Nuku shared path project. The ECB is frustrated by the lack of consultation on the location and size of the proposed bird protection areas. This will be an opportunity to provide feedback. Tupua Horo Nuku We have many residents to thank as we enjoy the completed first stage of the shared path and resilience project, including those who have quietly added an extra 5 to 10 minutes to their travels to allow for delays, the neighbours who live nearby who have patiently put up with the noise and disruption, and especially those like Ginny Horrocks and Derek Wilshire who have lobbied for years to make this happen. The opening on 19 November was an exciting celebration and a glimpse of the terrific benefits yet to come. Contacting the Community Board Belinda Moss (Chair) 029 494 1615 belinda.moss@huttcity.govt.nz Bruce Spedding (Deputy Chair)021 029 74741 Frank Vickers 027 406 1419 Murray Gibbons 04 562 8567 Emily Keddell 021 188 5106
Letters have been sent to 7,500 property owners informing them of proposed changes to the District Plan that could affect what they can use their land for. Hutt City Council sent letters about changes to the DP, which determines what type of activities would be permitted on residential and commercial properties, and which require Resource Consent. The letters went to those who have a particularly notable change for their property, such as properties undergoing "significant rezoning", according to HCC Policy Planning Manager Nathan Geard. A key change is the introduction of greater controls on development in Rimu Street, to prevent adverse impacts on pedestrians. Other changes would apply in the Mixed Use Zone – currently called the Suburban Mixed Use Activity Area - to some sites adjacent to the existing Eastbourne suburban commercial area. The Mixed Use Zone provides some flexibility in the types of activities that can occur on those sites, including additional business, commercial, community and residential activities; as well as increased building height - up to six-storeys, or 22m. Most pertinent to the Eastern Bays are proposed changes to land use affecting natural features and landscapes, coastal character areas, natural hazards, constrained roads, notable trees, and heritage buildings. There is a limitation on infrastructure being located in “Areas of Outstanding Natural Features and Landscapes, Areas of High, Very High or Outstanding Coastal Character, High hazard areas, Areas of historic heritage or sites of significance to Māori" - surely much of Eastbourne. Mr Geard says the changes would not affect existing infrastructure around Marine Drive. However, new or upgraded infrastructure, including the looming replacement of Hutt City’s wastewater outfall pipe would require Resource Consent - something that has not
previously been stipulated. “Developing new infrastructure in High Hazard Areas can make the infrastructure more vulnerable to natural hazard events, which in turn can affect the resilience of the community following a natural hazard event," Mr Geard says. As a consented activity, the effects and impacts of the infrastructure must be considered. Resource Consent will also be required for any new use of a property accessed by an identified “highly constrained road not in a good enough condition to support additional traffic”. This could have implications for multihouse developments such as the controversial development at the top of narrow and winding Waitohu Road in York Bay. “This would ensure that if someone proposes a new development that would rely on that road for access, a resource consent would be required. Through the resource consent process, the potential impacts on the safety and efficiency of the road would need to be addressed,” Mr Geard says. Some new structures had been added to the list of listed Heritage Buildings, which invoke Resource Consent requirements for external additions and alterations, demolition or relocation. HCC had already received feedback from Eastbourne residents requesting that others be added to the list. The Draft District Plan includes minimal changes to Medium Density and High Density Residential Areas (now called Zones). However, the Hill Residential and Landscape Protection Areas, are being reviewed. The Draft plan introduces a new Large Lot Residential Zone to consolidate these areas, allowing multi residential development while at the same time safeguarding natural values and addressing constraints like steep hills. Some areas initially designated as Medium Density Residential are now re-zoned as Large Lot Residential to acknowledge development constraints or protect natural values. https://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/ district-plan/district-plan-review
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Tupua Horo Nuku
Christmas & New Year Shutdown
Gateway to path Ngau matau Point Howard Sorento Bay Whiorau/Lowry Bay
Works start mid-2024 Expected completion mid-2026
Construction of Tupua Horo Nuku has progressed well this year with the first section of the shared path at Mā-koromiko now open, and work beginning in Sunshine Bay. We wish to thank the community York Bay for your understanding and patience around the Works start summer 23/24 traffic management that has been required to Expected completion late-2024 complete these works. The construction sites will be disestablished over the Christmas and New Year period, between Saturday 23 December and Sunday 7 January. All lane closures and stop/go traffic management will be removed during this time. Fencing, signage and the temporary 30km/h section will remain in place at the construction areas for safety reasons.
Mahina Bay
Works start 2025 Expected completion 2026
Sunshine Bay
Works in progress Expected completion mid-2024
We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday period and look forward to continuing our work in 2024 and beyond to deliver this important project in the Eastern Bays.
Find out more:
Contact us if you have any questions for the project team: 0800 135 255
tupuahoronuku@huttcity.govt.nz Find out more about the project, and subscribe to email updates: hutt.city/tupuahoronuku
Oruamotoro Days Bay Mā-koromiko Now open
Gateway to path
The Eastbourne Herald, 15 December 2023
Chris Bishop
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MP for Hutt South
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One of the first people to use the Mā Koromiko section of Tupua Horo Nuku on opening day was two and a half year old Ruby Andrew. Ruby cruised along the shared path with dad James, an engineer on the Great Harbour Way.
Don't move the cones! The yellow cones at the southern end of Mā Koromiko (Windy Point) mark out exclusion zones around vegetated areas of ecological significance to kororā nesting there, says Hutt City Council Head of Traffic, Jon Kingsbury. They indicate penguin activity has been observed on the beach below and may indicate the presence of burrows. He says the cones are intended to inform and remind people that kororā may be nearby and should not be disturbed.
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Garden Stuff with Sandy Lang
Local builds House of the Year
An 80sqm seaside house, built by Willie Davis, has won the New Home up to $500,000 category of the Master Builders House of the Year. Built as temporary accommodation while the owner's forever home was constructed, the bach is now a rental holiday home. Designed by FLiP Homes, it is compact
enough to be classed by some councils as a minor dwelling. With two bedrooms, two large decks to the north and facing west to capture the afternoon sun, the house is built to endure the elements and be spacious, despite its small size. An unusual design element is the 9.5-degree raked exterior wall and a twisted soffit.
Relocation plan under wraps Hutt City Council officers are considering information about the proposal under the Local Eastbourne Bowling Club’s formal proposal Government Official Information and Meetings to relocate its bowling green, sent on 17 Act, 1987. November. Councils will review the proposal in line with local body rules before it goes out for community consultation. HCC director of Neighbourhoods and Communities, Andrea Blackshaw said officers Have you always wanted to learn te reo? were meeting with the applicants before the Read about a new, Eastbourne-based te reo end of the year. group in our January edition, out in the last "As far as we are aware, neither option in the weekend in January. proposal requires the removal of trees."
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FUNGI Dec/Jan: Early/mid-summer. Try to keep your special garden plants alive over the hot, dry summer. Don’t fret over the lawn. It’ll brown off and revive. It helps if you cut it long (8 cm). Fungi: Almost all living things we see fall into one of three groups (kingdoms) – Animals, Plants and Fungi. Though fungi are immobile, like plants, they are more closely related to animals in that they don’t photosynthesise but feed on the remains of other organisms. Fungi appeared on land a billion years ago - before most land plants and animals. Spores: The ~3 million species of fungi reproduce by distributing very large numbers (millions) of very small (10 µm) spores via wind and water. A million fungal spores weigh about the same as one poppy seed. Structure: When a fungal spore lands in the right spot it germinates, producing a hypha (microscopic tube) which grows and branches to form a mycelium - a tangle of hyphae that invades and digests an organic substrate. Ecology: Though some fungi cause disease, most recycle the organic residues of dead plants and animals. Fungi are most active when it’s warm and damp, so in autumn. Edible? The majority of fungi are edible, but some are poisonous, and a few are very poisonous. Some familiar fungi are yeasts (makes bread rise and beer fizz) and moulds (makes cheese) and mushrooms (edible) and toadstools (might not be edible). The words ‘mushroom’ and ‘toadstool’ are only loosely defined. If you don’t know what you’re doing, buy a book or buy cultivated mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) from a shop. Mushrooming: In autumn, field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) seem to pop up overnight from nowhere. Yes, they grow fast, but not from nowhere. The fungus is a large mass of unseen mycelium that permeates a belowground organic substrate. The mushroom is just its fruiting body – a stipe (stalk) and a pileus (cap) that produces myriads of spores from its gills (frilly bits) beneath. Its superfast growth (doubling in size daily) is resourced by redistribution from the huge belowground mycelium. Fairy rings: Mushrooms form fairy rings. Starting from a single spore, a disc-shaped belowground mycelium expands outwards year by year, each autumn producing spore-bearing mushrooms around its outer edge. A large fairy ring might be 100 years old. Fungal art: Google spore print slang@xtra.co.nz www.mulchpile.org
The Eastbourne Herald, 15 December 2023
Drawings from Rarotonga and Beyond by Ann Packer
Faith in the Community
Building a Christmas bridge..
●It’s been said every kindness and every prayer we offer for others is building a bridge - a bridge Jesus can walk over into their lives and transform them. ●As Christmas approaches, how can we use this special season for bridge building? What can we do to share love and kindness, to give a blessing or to offer a prayer - especially for those who do not know or understand what Christmas is about? ●Or, maybe, we’re not building our own bridge but making a contribution to someone else’s bridge? A new toy or clothing item for the Wellington City Mission Star Box Appeal, a gift under the Christmas tree in your local mall or supermarket, our prayers for someone sick if they’re too far away to visit, Christmas cake for the carollers in your street or, better still, join them. ●Or, maybe, sharing love, a Christmas beverage and a blessing with a hard-to-know neighbour? It could be the start of a strong lasting bridge. ●Look around this Christmas and find and use bridge-building materials, then step back and see just what God can do!
St Ronan’s: Services Sun 9:30am - informal 1st & 3rd, traditional 2nd & 4th. Advent studies 7:30-8:30pm Thurs evenings at St Ronan’s (30 Nov, 7 Dec, 14 Dec and 21 Dec). No service Sun 24 Dec. Short Christmas Day Family service at 9:30am. E:office@stronans.org.nz W:www.stronans.org.nz St Alban’s: At Wellesley College Sun 10 Dec 10am. At San Antonio Sun 17 Dec 10am and Carols and Midnight Mass Sun 24 Dec 10:30pm. No services 31 Dec or in Jan 2024. For alternate worship see website or church noticeboard. Services resume Thurs 1 Feb 10:30am at St Ronan’s & Sun 4 Feb 9:30am at San Antonio. E:office@stalbanschurch.nz W:www.stalbanschurch.nz San Antonio: Vigil Mass, Sat 5.30pm. You are invited to St Alban’s Anglican community’s Carols and Midnight Mass in San Antonio church Sun 24 Dec 10:30pm. Christmas Day Family Mass 10am. Sacred Heart, Petone: Mass, Sun 9:30am and Children’s Mass Sun 5:30pm. Christmas Day 5:30pm Family Mass E:holyspiritparish41@ gmail.com W:www.holyspirit.nz
When is a drawing not a drawing? When it’s a poem, of course. “But people don’t want poems,” protests Ken Redmond. The Mahina Bay documentarymaker, who has spent much time in the Cook Islands with his wife Chris Reynolds over the last 30 years, has just published a book of photographs, cartoons and sometimes funny, often moving reflections on his sojourns there. It’s a tribute to the country, his own father, Jim Redmond, and the Cooks’ former premier Sir Tom Davis, who died in 2007 aged 90. Ken met Sir Tom in 1992 when contracted to produce television coverage of the 6th Festival of Pacific Arts. Although his attempts to make a documentary came to nought, the men met again when New Zealand journalist Tony Haas asked for Ken’s help in recording an oral history of Sir Tom’s life. A New Zealand-trained medical doctor who did post-grad study at Harvard (having sailed there with his wife and young children) Sir Tom Davis remained in the US for some years, including working at NASA as a subject specialist on the moon mission, before returning to the Cooks and entering politics. He was leader of the opposition then Prime Minister from 1978 – 1987. Af ter f inishing his ter m as Hig h Commissioner in New Zealand from 2004, Sir Tom moved to Queensland before returning to his home country. It was then that Ken Redmond began to Ken Redmond's tribute to Sir Tom Davis:
Ken Redmond in Rarotonga.
visit him, to record additional interviews or simply listen. Sir Tom Davis continued to practice medicine right up to his 90th birthday, from his home surgery. Two years after his death, his widow Carla asked the Redmonds to look after the house, which they did for 10 years. It was “a period of my life I will be forever grateful for,” says Ken. Drawings from Rarotonga and Beyond is available for $20 from ken@kenzotv.com
BRIEFS Portaloos are in place next to Bishop Park due to the failure of the mechanical doors on the public toilets. Manual doors will be ready in February, and in the meantime, an accessible toilet is now in place to provide for the needs of less mobile members of the community. Eastbourne skincare creator Teresa Knox’s NUN product Renew Beauty Balm is winner of the best balm in Good magazine’s 2023 “Best of Natural” awards, New Zealand’s largest awards in natural health, beauty and eco-living. NUN’s pure facial cleanse won an award last year. Always passionate about health and wellness, as well as pastoral care, Ms Knox started blending skincare products to support herself while training in chaplaincy. The name, which she has now trademarked, came to her while walking on the beach one day – although she grew up Catholic she says it’s actually a play on the word “none”, meaning no additives and nothing impure. Most recently working in mental health, she is about to take up a position in February as Hospital Chaplain at Taranaki Base Hospital in New Plymouth, but says she will continue blending her small batch products part-time.
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WHAT'S ON Mondays • Retired Persons’ Assn meet 4th Mon, 10am St Ronan's Church hall for morning tea followed by a speaker - $2 entry.Transport can be arranged for these meetings on request, ph 562 7365 or 562 8387. • “Baby Bounce & Rhyme” at the library 10.00am. • Toy Library - Two Monday Sessions at 1.302.30pm and 7.30-8.30pm. EastbourneToyLibrary on Facebook. Kathy 0273551950 • DB Playcentre Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, from 9:15 to 12 noon, Drop in anytime to visit a session or call James on 022 043 7841 to arrange a visit. • Pt Howard Playcentre. Mon 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • The Historical Society’s Eastbourne History Room above the library is open 2-4 pm every Monday. • Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade training every Monday 7-9pm. Ph 562 7001 for more info. • Keas: Monday 5.15pm – 6.15pm. Kea Leader: Ed 021 738 699 • Venturers: 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Susan 0275 35 4962. Tuesdays • Pt Howard Playcentre Tues 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • DB Playcentre Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, from 9:15 to 12 noon, Drop in anytime to visit a session or call James on 022 043 7841 to arrange a visit. • Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236. • Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the month. Phone Kate 562-7096. • East Harbour Women’s Club Morning Tea & Chat Group 10am. Contact Glendyr 562 7181. • Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Rosemary 562 7365 • Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Barrie barrielittlefair@gmail.com 0204 1234511. Women welcome. • 9.30am Nia Dance Fitness Class (low impact teens to 70+) Music Movement Magic - Muritai Yacht Club - call Amanda 021 316692 www. niainwellington.com
Held 12 noon each Wednesday at Eastbourne Community Hall. Classes are held for 1 hour and costs only $2. Improve your strength and balance to reduce falls and injuries. Falls are preventable. Please join us! • EHock - Fun Stick and Ball game Girls and Boys 7- 13.Eastbourne Community Hall. Wednesdays 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. Derek Wilshere 0274303596 Thursdays • Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Barrie barrielittlefair@gmail.com 0204 1234511. Women welcome. • St Ronan’s Mainly Music, 9.15am-11.15am, during school terms. Contact Cathy 027 213 9342. • SPACE at Days Bay Playcentre. Michelle 971 8598. • East Harbour Women’s Club - Bolivia 12.45pm, Contact Glendyr ph: 562 7181. Guest Speaker (3rd week of month)7pm, drinks and nibbles provide, Contact Celeste 021 206 5713 •Lions meet 2nd Thursday of the month at the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club, Tuatoru St 6.30 pm. New members and visitors are welcome. Graham 562 8819. • Scouts: Thursday 6.00pm - 8.00pm , Vanessa 021 669 727. • Eastbourne Bowling Club casual summer bowls 5.30pm for an hour or so. Make up a mixed team of three. Contact Keith Turner ph 04 934 4142. • Sing Eastbourne: 8pm, St Alban's Hall.
Okiwi Volunteer Driving Service
Provides transport to appointments in the Hutt Valley and Wellington, for older residents living in Eastbourne and the Bays.
Our ‘20-Minute Volunteers’ are also available for small jobs around the home.
Phone Celeste the co-ordinator
0800 654 942 www.okiwi.org.nz
Fridays • Pop in and Play playgroup at St Ronan's Church Hall, 9am-11.30am during school terms. All preschoolers (0-4 years) welcome. Cath 027 213 9342. • Pt Howard Playcentre Fri 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391. • AA Plunket Rooms 7.30pm. Mark 566 6444/ Pauline 562 7833 • DB Playcentre 9.15-12 noon Puddle Jumpers casual ‘drop-in’ session.$5 per child per session. Call James on 022 043 7841
Saturdays • Justice of the Peace at the Eastbourne Community Library, first Saturday of each Wednesdays month 12pm-1pm. • Cubs: 5.30pm - 7.00pm, Ed 021 738 699. • Croquet from 10am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn • Library preschool story time 10.00 am. • Pt Howard Playcentre Wed 9.15 -11.45am. 562 8722 or Val 562 8181. • Lions' Bin - cost effective rubbish and e-waste Lucy 021 335 391. disposal. Last Saturday of the month (except • Scottish Country Dance. Merryn 562 0236. December) by Bus Barns. Gavin 027 488 5602. • Bridge Club 7-10pm. Shona 562 7073. • DB Playcentre Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Sundays and Friday mornings, from 9:15 to 12 noon, • AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Karen 021 440 705. Drop in anytime to visit a session or call James • Mindful Mummas group for Mums and on 022 043 7841 to arrange a visit. preschool children. Childminder onsite. 10• “Steady as You Go” Age Concern sponsored 11.30. Text Emily 027 552 6119 to join or go Falls Prevention and Exercise Programme. to bemoreyou.co.nz for more info.
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Muritai Yacht Club behind NZ's Sailor of the Year Eastbourne’s George Gautrey is the top sailor in NZ, making him the latest in a string of successful sailors to come out of Muritai Yacht Club. The 25-year-old accepted the Orbit World Travel Sailor of the Year award along with a performance award and the coveted Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy, at a gala awards dinner at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The awards cap off an impressive year for Gautrey, who has been consistently near the front of the international ILCA 7 (Laser) fleet this season, with two medals. In April, he won silver at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Spain after taking out the medal race. He also secured bronze at the sailing world championships in August for New Zealand’s only silverware of the regatta. Gautrey also finished just outside the podium spots – in fourth – at the Olympic test event in Marseille in July. The ILCA 7 is considered the most competitive of all the Olympic classes and Gautrey will now be vying for selection for the sole ILCA 7 spot at next year’s Paris Games along with last year’s Sailor of the Year, Tom Saunders. George started in the MYC junior programme and was fantastically well supported by his parents, Sue and David, says MYC Commodore James Sorensen. Competing alongside his brother Henry, both boys were natural sailors and progressed through the junior classes with impressive results at the regional and national level, representing MYC. “Everyone at MYC is incredibly proud of George’s international achievements and he is sailing well ahead of selection trials over the summer, for the Paris Olympics next year. On Saturday 2 Dec the club held a toast to George to celebrate his achievements and the work put in by his parents.” If you want to follow in George's footsteps, or just have a go out on the water, MYC is running another Learn to Sail class in late January. These classes are a great way for kids to learn decision making, independence, water safety skills, and a sense of adventure, Mr Sorensen says. For more information go to https://www.myc.org.nz/
High-speed sailing coming to EB Paper Tiger catamarans are about the fastest MYC last hosted a large Paper Tiger contest in non-foiling sailing dinghies and from 17-20 2013 and is also a multiple A-Class National January the best PT sailors in NZ will be at champion. MYC to vie to be the 2024 National Champion. MYC’s own Peter Robins will be hoping Approximately 35 sailors will be here for for a top 10 finish and other Muritai PT sailors the Burnsco sponsored National Regatta. John Tattersall, Greg Shadbolt, Dave Bamford Dave Shaw, Derek Scott and Hayden Percy and Brett Gawn will also be competing for top who have all won multiple national titles will 20 finishes. be competing. We a r e a l s o h o p i n g n e w c o m e r Dave Shaw won the Australasian title when to our fleet, Basil Connor, will surprise. Races will be from noon to 5pm from Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 January and will be easily seen from the Yacht Club and other viewing places along the waterfront so
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OBITUARY MALCOLM LYLE BISHOP 6 September 1932 – 3 July 2023 One of Eastbourne’s oldest residents died recently, aged 90. Malcolm Bishop lived his whole life in the borough his father Cliff had served, first as Town Clerk and General Manager of the Eastbourne Omnibus Service, then as Mayor, for a recordbreaking 30 years. His mother Vi, awarded the Queens Service Medal for her contribution to the wellbeing of the Borough, was a friendly foil for Cliff ’s rather stern and uncompromising persona, according to neighbour Don Griffin, who came to know Malcolm as a five-year-old, living next door to the family in Oroua Street. Separated by an alleyway, it was there that the late fifties, winning 6-3 against University their first sporting encounter took place – one A, which included three future All Blacks. that would nail their friendship for a further Later, lawn bowls – 30 years with Eastbourne 83 years, Mr Griffin says. “We had made a Bowling Club, including a term as president cricket bat out of box wood but apparently we – and harness racing would become passions. Malcolm started his working life with had failed to extract all the nails and somehow I managed to hit him on the head with it and wholesale jewellery distributors H A Montague a nail penetrated his skull and there was much before heading off to catch up with his older brother, Geoff, in Brazil – where his rugby skills blood and parental anguish.” The Bishops later moved to Karamu Street, saw him included in an international against and following primary school at Muritai (and Paraguay. Returning to Wellington in the early sixties, Sunday School at St Alban's) Malcolm went he started up his own company, Malcolm L on to Wellington College, where his interest in sport really took off. On leaving college, he Bishop Ltd, specializing in greenstone, and continued to play cricket for Eastbourne in the diamond rings. He expanded in time into gold premier Hutt Valley competition and senior jewellery, and had the agency for Speidel watch rugby for Eastbourne, taking on administrative bands and Omega watches. It was during the course of his work that roles as well as the cricket captaincy. Two 12day summer holiday cricket tours of Taranaki, Malcolm met Kirkcaldie & Stains’ jewellery playing every day, were both memorable and buyer Judy Henderson. The couple fell in love and she says he later told his employees “they character-building. Malcolm captained Eastbourne in the first were not to take out the shop girls!”. The couple married in town, renting until ever rugby sevens tournament, at Petone Rec in
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their house in Orihau Tce was built. They became parents to daughters Melissa and Louise, and their home became “quite famous for parties", Judy says. “Malcolm loved to bring people home and he loved to entertain.” Travelling throughout New Zealand to establish his business, he managed a successful annual trade fair in Wellington as well as venturing overseas, often with Judy, to trade fairs in Bangkok and Italy. In the late eighties, Malcolm merged his business with that of Bob Griffiths, who dealt in watches. He described Malcolm as an astute businessman who operated in difficult times with heavy import duty, sales tax, import deposit schemes, import licensing and exorbitant bank interest rates. In 1993 the couple decided to downsize, and formed Malcolm Bishop (1993) Ltd, expanding their export business to Fiji, where they made great friends. He made many lifelong friends through his business, loving the constant interaction with people, which he missed after retiring and closing the business down. In 2015, the couple moved closer to the village, where Malcolm finally put his order books and bags away and retired to settle into a more leisurely way of life – tending his vegetable garden, walking his aging “Westie” and meeting friends for a cup of tea at Tartines. He found his worsening mobility hard to accept and passed away suddenly after a short illness. He is survived by Judy, his brother Geoff (Paraguay), sisters Josephine (US) and Diana Edmonds (Whanganui), and daughters Melissa and Louise, who both live in Australia. - Ann Packer
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PARKSIDE Controlling rats with radio-linked traps Thanks to the support of Greater Wellington and many volunteers, we now have reasonably good control of possums, weasels and stoats in the Northern Forest that backs onto Eastbourne and the Bays. This has been achieved through a network of traps at over 400 sites, each of which are visited monthly to clear any catches and replace lures. However, we know from other pest control operations in NZ that controlling just these pests provides limited gains—the real difference to bird and insect populations is made when the rat population is controlled as well. MIRO pioneers were aware that rat control was important, but it is hard to achieve, since it requires a dense network of traps or poison feeders. This is currently achieved by Greater Wellington through the use of poison in the Mainland Island area, which covers about 20% of the Northern Forest. Tracking tunnel results show that this is effective most of the time, but the area is too small to make a lasting impact. We would need to deploy and maintain 2,000 traps, four times of the current trapping effort, to maintain good rat control. This is not achievable in a sustained way with our volunteer base of about 40 regular trappers. We need to become much more efficient in order to maintain long term rat control over an area the size of the Northern Forest. So, what are the sustainable solutions for intensive rat control? One option is selfresetting traps, and we have been trialling 2 different types for a few years. Unfortunately they entail high costs for purchase, maintenance and supplies and produce mixed results. The other option we have been exploring is using simple rat traps with an added radio module, that alert us when they have triggered and need clearing. With the use of long-lasting lures and low-power radio nodes we may only need to visit a trap every six months, which reduces our efforts drastically from the current monthly servicing for our traditional rat traps. And the immediate feedback allows us to react faster to a rat intrusion. That leaves the question of clearing the
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A run-through of the radio-linked rat trap. Inset: a Radio Gateway in the Northern Forest.
catches. We know from the analysis of past data that if the new traps catch at the same rate as existing traps, we could end up doubling the required effort. However, after an initial knockdown period, we would expect catches to occur mainly around the perimeter of the network, resulting in an annual catch of about 1,500 rats, meaning that the volunteer effort won’t be too much greater than now, but the payback should be enormous! So how do we make this happen? We have obtained a permit from Greater Wellington to operate a Radio Gateway. Then, with their support, the Gateway was built by Oliver Seiler and installed by a small group of volunteers under the watchful eye of Park Ranger Jo Greenman. Powered by a small solar panel and connected to the cell phone network, this is now providing good LoRaWAN radio reception in Gollans Valley (think of this as a large WiFi network, but sorry, you can’t connect to it with your phone!). We have also built 50 prototype rat traps (with help from the MenzShed) and radios (Oliver again), all of which will soon be in place, forming a pilot network. This will enable us to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach, especially in terms of reliability and maintenance effort. Once we are happy that it’s working well, we will seek funding for a much larger roll-out so that a significantly larger area in the Northern Forest can have effective rat control. - Oliver Seiler and Terry Webb, MIRO Interested in helping MIRO? Email: info@miro.org.nz
Reptilian delays to completion by Ann Packer It’s the last piece in the complex puzzle that makes up our shared path, the one we’re all waiting for – the release of that fenced-off piece of land on Windy Point. Ecologists working with Tupua Horo Nuku during construction of the shared pathway are awaiting certification of a wildlife permit from the Department of Conservation which will allow them to begin trapping skinks and geckos inside the construction zone, says Hutt City Council Head of Traffic, Jon Kingsbury. Once the permit has been issued, reptiles which have been trapped will be relocated to a suitably vegetated area south of the site. A proposed site has been identified but cannot be confirmed until the DoC permit is issued. Under the requirements of the wildlife permit, trapping must continue until three consecutive days have passed with no reptiles trapped (under appropriate field conditions) with a total minimum effort of three days’ trapping before the area can be considered suitably cleared. Mr Kingsbury says this timeframe will be extended if reptile densities are higher than anticipated. Prior to trapping, there is a minimum seven-day period where the traps are required to be installed and open before trapping can commence.
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Susanne Kerr: a sense of discord and unease
a women’s perspective. It’s a surprise to find so much pattern in the paintings of one who does not have a textile background, yet this artist says she has always been interested in pattern, especially Chinoiserie and Japanism. These patterns, originally stemming from trade between Asia and Europe in the late seventeenth century, influenced whole movements in the West – think the Willow Pattern plate and Toile fabric. The familiarity of these patterns, she says, stem from what she and her sister grew up with as children, without understanding their origins. “They were part of our dinner service and with a father who travelled frequently, part of the trinkets he brought home.” She loves the fact that although they are not part of our New Zealand or English tradition, the ceramic patterns depicted are both strong and fragile, a metaphor for women. Since graduating f rom 2023 Susanne Kerr, Syphon, Gouache, acrylic, ink, collage and handCanterbury University’s Ilam Art cut multi-layered paintings on 300 gsm Hahnemuhle watercolour School in 2000, she has resided paper with embroidery thread. Three layered cut painting, in Wellington and pursued a full-time art career while bringing up her three connecting with high-profile Australasian now-adult children in the bays. She continues to artist peers – a welcome change from their paint and exhibit nationwide and abroad while monthly zoom calls. And, when she returns to now working fulltime at the Ministry of Justice. Wellington, she is looking forward to Christmas Tumjal Eastbourner add_santa Dec22.pdf 11:50 AM some welcome and rare downtime with Currently in Melbourne for an annual group 1and12/12/22 show with Gallerysmith, there’s the bonus of her family.
Susanne Kerr.
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Eastbourne artist Susanne Kerr paints beautiful environments which have a sense of discord and unease. Her current exhibition Remnants at Pātaka Art + Museum in Porirua is on until 11 February and focuses on the precarious relationship between ourselves and nature. Influenced by the bush and wildlife around her, the Eastbourne resident of 17 years presents culture and the natural environment in scenes abundant with birds, flowers, ribbons, and women. They explore social connections – spoken and unspoken – that bind people together and the double-edged sword of how human survival and the depletion of the earth’s resources are interwoven. Three years in the making, the Pātaka exhibition, curated by Ioana Gordon-Smith, offers works that explore the tension between figuration and abstraction, individual desire and collective need, and fragility and strength, with a strong female voice and narrative from
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Go on, Take a Break! Up to 20 seniors gather monthly at St Ronans’ fellowship room for morning tea, discussion and lunch, assisted by half a dozen volunteers who create a beautiful floral setting (thanks, Helen Hosegood), prepare food, drive those who require transport, and lead a good old trip down memory lane. Set up in 2016 to cater for those who’ve had to leave Eastbourne for residential elder care, the St Albans’ church initiative – which currently meets in St Ronans as their own hall is off-limits – has at times included a singalong and various other entertainments, such as last week’s Advent carol performance by Sing Eastbourne [PIC]. When Libby Bloomfield was Wellesley’s chaplain, boys taking part in the school’s Duke of Edinburgh award would help serve morning tea, sing and take part in the discussion of topics ranging from school day memories and Christmas stories to poetry, with many older members able to recite long poems by heart. Coordinator Jennie Lovell-Smith says those who are living alone appreciate the social time, while those who now live in rest homes value the opportunity to link back to the community they spent many years as part of, catching up with old friends and local news. It also gives St Albans’ pastoral team the chance to check who is unwell or recovering from surgery. Regular helper Jill Chinn says the gathering gives seniors in Eastbourne – some in wheelchairs and walkers – a wonderful Members of Sing Eastbourne entertained at a Christmas celebration. chance to remember together, and share memories. She says about two years ago she had a friend from Palmerston North come along with her. “She sat next to our regulars Ann Best [formerly of Eastbourne] and Pauline Meo. They chatted and discovered that they were all born in the East End of London! They had in fact lived within a couple of miles of each other and remembered many things and places from so long ago. All are aged in their eighties and nineties and remembered especially the air raids during the war, and all going down to the air raid shelters at night.” She says the trio have since met up to share more memories of that time, when they were children with such an uncertain future. A Thursday morning eucharist is held in St Ronans prior to Take-A-Break, and more recently a Mainly Music session in the hall runs prior to the morning tea, so the young parents and preschoolers can mix with the seniors afterwards. The next Take-A-Break gathering will be in March, 2024.
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