The Eastbourne Herald September 2022

Lack of consultation over bird protection areas angers

Eastbourne residents were surprised to hear a fence is to be erected at Rona Bay Beach to protect penguins relocated there as a result of construction of Tupua Horo Nuku shared path.

Residents living by Bishop Park are questioning the reasoning behind moving the penguins to the beach, and why they were not included in consultation over the path, which was held with residents around the Eastern Bays. Consent for the path was approved by the Environment Court last year. It includes provision for four bird protection zones: Oyster Catchers at Sorrento Bay, and penguins at Rona Bay, Robinson Bay, and Whiorau Reserve.

Peter Smith lives by Bishop Park and is unhappy with the plan to restrict public access to the Rona Bay foreshore behind Bishop Park. The fence will be erected at the atop the sand dune bank on the west of the Park, in front of the plantings, and Mr Smith wants to know why local residents were not consulted, and says he and his neighbours have struggled to get answers from officials and elected members of HCC and the Eastbourne Community Board.

Speaking on behalf of the Board, Belinda Moss said the path plan was publicly available information from at least November 2019 when the first proposed map was released by the shared path project team. "Protection of penguins and Oyster Catchers was a key consent condition of the project and an open day last October included information on the four bird protection areas. It said the team would work with residents and the community on what the protection would look like."

The ECB is also disappointed that the project team has not yet consulted with residents. "The Board’s view is that the proposed design, which stipulates a 1.2m fence

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from Bishop Park to just north of the Rona Wharf, goes beyond the project’s consent requirements. Residents have told ECB they are happy with the area north of Bishop Park to be fenced and the ECB supports that. The Board has questioned the need for the high fence south of that area. We agree with residents that there should be more access passages to the beach.

HCC says the bird protection areas will enhance habitat to benefit native flora and fauna, notably kororā little penguins and oyster catchers."at a time when species are under pressure from the effects of changes including climate change and urban development".

Mr Smith is questioning the sense of moving penguins to the beach; "I haven’t seen a penguin there in 50 years,” he says. HCC says the dune behind Bishop Park

was identified by the specialists involved in the consenting process as a suitable habitat location which will be enhanced through the planned fencing, planting of suitable plants, and placement of new nesting boxes. Consultation would be held once a more detailed plan had been created.

The council says people will continue to be able to use the beach through access points across the bird protection area, to be decided in consultation with neighbours.Dog restrictions for the beach will be consulted on as a part of consultation on the dog management bylaw. Consulting on and considering these restrictions is also required as part of the consent conditions, "but alternatives are available which include additional dune planting enhancement".

A meeting between residents and HCC was to take place on Thursday.

Left: the consented bird protection area along Rona Bay, starting next to Bishop Park, shown in pink. Right: the consented bird protection area in Rona Bay, next to HW Shortt Park and including rocks where penguins currently nest..

Lions will get rid of your e-waste

Eastbourne Lions are now able to take e-waste as an extra service at their monthly bin service at Korohiwa near the Bus Barns on the last Saturday of every month (except December). "We've been able to partner with an e-waste recycler who also makes their own charity contributions so it's a win/win all round," says Gavin Redpath, Eastbourne Lions Projects Director. "So on a sliding scale of $3-$5 for small items like cellphones, through to $25 for a CRT TV or monitor, we can help you tidy up surplus items and keep your environmental conscience clean. We can also take whiteware which is diverted to scrap metal, so basically anything with a plug." The amounts charged for these and general waste disposal are pitched to be cost effective for customers, but also to provide a reasonable return on volunteer time and effort, with all money raised circulated back around into local and regional community groups.

And for all those who have been askingthe Annual Auction and Garage Sale is back at Muritai School this year. There's a few details to lock in but it will be either November 5th or 12th. "Start that spring clean now," Mr Redpath says.

Lions will be starting to take donations of saleable items from early October, or preferably donated items can be dropped off to the School the evening before the Auction/Garage Sale.

For more information, check out the Eastbourne Lions Facebook page, or keep an eye out for the flyer that should be in your letterbox in the next week or so.

"There's no reason to put off that spring clean now that there are useful avenues for surplus recyclable and saleable items" says Mr Redpath.

Quilting Fiesta

Eastbourne quilters are among hundreds from around the country gathering in Lower Hutt in early October for the first national gettogether since January 2019.

Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt is the venue for five days of workshops, lectures and non-stop stitching. Places may still be available in some classes, with tutors from around Aotearoa and Australia teaching 180 workshops for all ability levels.

Open to the public are seven lectures, a Merchants’ Mall in the school gymnasium, and two exhibitions.

Quilt Symposium, 4-9 October, 2022 –workshops and lectures,, Sacred Heart College, 65 Laings Road, Lower Hutt. Exhibitions (charge applies) – Lower Hutt Events Centre, Hutt Art Society

www.quiltsymposium2022.co.nz

Not enough Drs

New Zealand’s doctor shortage is having an impact locally, with Eastbourne patients waiting up to three weeks to see a doctor. Muritai Health Centre is currently operating with two, parttime doctors available until 12pm, one remotely and one in person.

Green Cross, who now owns the centre, says the difficulty in finding staff is a country-wide problem, and it is actively recruiting for GPs.

Meanwhile, two nurses are triaging patients who call, to ensure those who need to be seen most urgently, are. Telehealth services are also available.

“It is challenging, but with the current cover in place and access to these telehealth/ virtual services we are confident to continue supporting the Eastbourne community as best we can,” Green Cross Health spokesperson Rachell Jones says.

What's Happening Hair!?

September 'round hair!

This just in! Now here in Eastbourne, I have got a new product called K18, an all-vegan biometric hair science product which is full of all the good stuff, and free of all the bad stuff. I am proud to say this product is one which plant-based, colour safe and has never been tested on animals.

It is so so important to me that the products I use hurt no one in the process, including you and your hair, which is why this new product is very exciting!

So what is K18? This beautiful new product that is now in my salon is clinically proven to UNDO the hair damage caused by not only your hair dryer and hair straighteners but also the damage caused by chemical services like hair colour and chemical straightening.

This magical product is great as a preventative as well as a fix. Of course, it is ideally used as a preventative to breakage before your colour, giving your hair a chance to be strong and ready for any chemical damage it may be about to face. If we imagine our hair is made up of many ladders (which are the keratin chain), these ladders stay in place because of the disulfide bonds in our hair.

When we damage our hair, it's like damaging the rungs on the ladder as well as the entire ladder structure, the runners are weak and the ladder becomes floppy and broken. Most products only focus on fixing the rungs of the ladder, so it temporarily looks better, but this fix is easily washed away with your next shampoo, so while you walk out of the salon feeling great, it's short-lived. You've just gone and spent a whole lot of money only to wash it down the drain the next time you wash your hair... This is where K18 steps in and not only fixes the rungs on the ladder but the entire ladder, rungs, runners, the lot! And better yet, over years of research and refining, the final product repairs your hair in just 4 minutes!

That's enough of me talking about it, why not come in and see me and try this little beauty out for yourself, and you'll see just how amazing it is, in the the salon AND after a few hair washes!

Anne Mackris-Berdebes

Next ECB meeting:

To be advised after the local body election Vote

In the upcoming local body elections, you will be able to vote for the Hutt City Mayor and Councillors, Greater Wellington Regional Council Councillors, Hutt Mana Charitable Trust trustees, and for candidates for the Eastbourne Community Board. You will also be able to vote for your preferred electoral system, FPP or STV.

There are more details in the voting papers you should have received by now.

Voting closes at midday on Saturday 8 October.

Eastbourne.nz

The new Eastbourne.nz website includes useful information for residents, including recordings of meetings, the rubbish and recycling dates, and information about coming events.

Eastbourne Community Board (ECB)

Residents are welcome to contact board members. Members often sort minor issues directly with council staff or may ask for a report from officers to go on the next meeting agenda. You can also contact us on the Eastbourne Community Board Facebook page and at eastbourne.nz.

Virginia Horrocks (Chair)

virginia.horrocks@huttcity.govt.nz

Ph 021 230 8210

Frank Vickers (Deputy Chair) frank.vickers@huttcity.govt.nz

Ph 027 406 1419

Bruce Spedding

bruce.spedding@huttcity.govt.nz

Ph 021 029 74741

Murray Gibbons

murray.gibbons@huttcity.govt.nz

Ph 04 562 8567

Tui Lewis (Ward Councillor) tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz

Ph 021 271 6249

Belinda Moss

belinda.moss@huttcity.govt.nz

Ph 029 494 1615

Council spending called into question

by Louise Parry

It felt, at times, like a bit of a “love in” as many of the local body candidates speaking at last week's Meet the Candidates meeting praised each other for championing climate change action. But incumbent Mayor Campbell Barry and his main challenger Tony Stallinger made it clear to the audience of around 150 that their views on council spending were poles apart.

Mr Barry spoke about the need to continue the work of the council and to “make sure we front up to some of the big issues confronting our city”. Progress had started, he said, and the council had been “up front and honest” about the scale of the budget increase and doubling it for work on the water and transport network. He was proud of the significant reduction in waste being sent to landfill, the Days Bay Wharf refurbishment, the shared path. "It’s about continuing that momentum and progress over

the last three years."

Challenger Tony Stallinger, who is standing under the banner of United Hutt, a grouping dedicated to controlling council spending and rate increases criticised the mayor for the budget blowout. While congratulating him on progressing the shared path and wheelie bins, he said Mr Barry was not being up front about $120m of extra spending on administration that he had just found out about. “No extra money has gone into infrastructure in the last three years,” he said, to which Mr Barry responded, “That’s not true.” Mr Stallinger said it was true, and that rates were substantially increasing. “We need to turn this around and stop these excessive rates increases,” he said.

Falgoon Patel said his Mayoral campaign had started as “tongue in cheek...I really just came here for beer and burgers”. He wanted to raise awareness about mental health issues.

Also speaking were 30 candidates standing for the Harbour and General Wards, as well as Eastbourne Community Board.

With three candidates present who were standing for the Hutt seats on Greater Wellington Regional Council, there was some confusion as to why only two were allowed to speak at the meeting. One of those standing, Quentin Duthie said he had not been invited to speak. Meeting chair Colin Orchiston said he had Mr Duthie down as "not speaking" and didn't allow him to participate.

Question time brought up some curly questions for Mr Barry and Mr Stallinger over their positions on council spending. Also raised was last Summer's reduced season of Eastbourne Pool.

The meeting was run by the Eastbourne Lions Club, and, in spite of including a record number of speakers, ended only 10 minutes late.

In the race for Mayor: Tony Stallinger, incumbent Campbell Barry, and Falgoon Patel.

Busy Eastbourne man receives honour

by Ann Packer

Former Eastbourne man Don Griffin was formally invested as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to tertiary education and sport, at Government House this week, following his inclusion in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

The honour came as a real surprise. “At my age you’re thinking more about survival than honours,” says the Carterton resident, now 87, who in 2013 moved over the hill with his wife Kay, whom he met at kindergarten in Eastbourne in 1939.

After living “on a hill, up a gully” for 40 years, the steps had become too much for Mr Griffin and his wife, yet they were reluctant to come down and lose their privacy, with neighbours potentially on all sides.

Now, with six acres to keep him busy (four are leased for grazing) there’s a big lawn and a big garden, while their oldest daughter, Philippa, who lives just up the road, keeps the couple under surveillance.

Mr Griffin, who graduated with a Masters degree in Chemistry in 1956, was head of the School of Pharmacy at the Central Institute of Technology before becoming Vice Principal then Principal and CEO of CIT. He retired, in 1995. Some years ago the Upper Hutt City Council approved the naming of a street using his name – Don Griffin Grove – in Heretaunga, Upper Hutt, where CIT was located.

Among many achievements in his professional life, Mr Griffin was instrumental in guiding the direction of pharmacy education in New Zealand, introducing curriculum changes and establishing the Pharmacy Development Fund.

He oversaw a significant building programme for CIT, and the academic development of the Institute.

He was, for a period, chairperson of the New Zealand Trades Certification Board and Authority for Advanced Vocational Awards, and he chaired the Forum of Chief Executives of all 24 Polytechnics and Institutes from 1987 to 1992.

Following his retirement from CIT Mr Griffin pursued his interest in academic quality assurance through to 2018. During that time he was a Lead Academic Auditor for the Polytechnic Programmes Committee and an external evaluator for NZQA until 2013. He was also a director of the Medic Alert Foundation of New Zealand from 1995 to 2012.

Mr Griffin grew up in Eastbourne, attending San Antonio School and later St Patrick’s College. He was a late starter sports-wise, having been more academically inclined at school, but became heavily involved from his

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late teens in the Eastbourne Rugby Club and the Eastbourne Cricket Club – “two wonderful clubs”.

He was a rugby coach for 34 years, including ten years as a Wellington representative coach and selector. He held key roles in the Eastbourne Bowling Club, of which he was a member from 1975.

Throughout a lifetime involvement in the administration of sport he has contributed as a player, coach, administrator, chairman/ president and recorder of club histories.

A life member of many clubs, these days Mr Griffin’s only involvement is watching local rugby on a Saturday – the games are not great but there’s tremendous enthusiasm, he says – and playing bowls within the Masterton Bowling Club, from which he has just retired as secretary after seven years in that position.

Twenty-two family members were to gather at the James Cook Hotel following the investiture by Dame Helen Winkelmann (in the absence of Dame Cindy Kiro attending the Queen’s funeral) on Tuesday – a rare chance for most of the couple’s six children and 13 grandchildren, with partners, to get together.

Don Griffin and the Administrator of the Government, the Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann.

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.

• Singalong 1st Mon, 2pm at St Ronan’s.

• 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.

• Toy Library 8-9pm. St Ronans Hall www. eastbournemibase.com.au Elizabeth 021 08224664.

• 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.

• Toy Library 9.30-10.30am. St Ronans Hall. Facebook: Eastbourne Toy Library Elizabeth 021 08224664www.eastbournemibase.com. au

• 9.30am Nia Dance Fitness Class (low impact - teens to 70+) Music Movement MagicMuritai Yacht Club - call Amanda 021 316692 www.niainwellington.com

• Pump Dance junior & intermediate hip hop. 4pm onwards. St Ronan's Hall. 0274373508. info@pumpdance.com

Wednesdays

• Cubs: 5.30pm - 7.00pm, Erica 021 190 3900

WHAT'S ON

• Library preschool story time 10.00 am.

• Pt Howard Playcentre Wed 9.15 -11.45am. Lucy 021 335 391.

• Scottish Country Dance. Merryn 562 0236.

• Bridge Club 7-10pm. Shona 562 7073.

• 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.

• “Steady as You Go” Age Concern sponsored Falls Prevention and Exercise Programme. 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, 9.30am-10.30am, 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 Diane ph: 562 7555

•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.

• Intermediate Contemporary Dance

Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm St Ronan's Hall info@pumpdance.com,0274373508

• Scouts: Thursday 6.00pm - 8.00pm, Vanessa 021 669 727.

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

• Discovery Time for 4years+ at San Antonio School, 78 Oroua Street, 9.30-10.30am. Office 562 7398.

Saturdays

• Justice of the Peace at the Eastbourne Community Library, first Saturday of each

month 12pm-1pm.

• Lions’ rubbish bin last Saturday of each month.

• Croquet from 10am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn 562 8722 or Val 562 8181.

• Pump Dance preschool & junior hip hop. 9am onwards. St Ronan's Hall. 0274373508. info@pumpdance.com

Sundays

• AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Karen 021 440 705.

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Hip Hop Hooray!

by Ann Packer

Two Eastbourne crews from Pump Dance Studio will take the stage at the New Zealand schools’ Hip Hop national championships this weekend, September 24. The six-strong Neon crew and Elite duo both placed third in their regional divisions.

Coach Libby George, who lives in Eastbourne, says the NZ Schools Hip Hop Competition is an event where hip hop crews from either dance studios or schools can enter and compete for a spot at the national championships. The regional final was held at Wellington High School on Saturday 27 August,

with teams travelling from all over the lower half of the North Island to compete.

Pump Dance has two Eastbourne-based crews, Mini Majors and Neon, competing in the primary school age division. They have been training together since the start of the year. Ms George says while Mini Majors –which includes some dancers as young as Year 4 – didn’t quite make it into the finals, Neon were thrilled to make it through with their third placing qualifying them for the National competition.

Elite, a Pump Dance teenage duo from Eastbourne, also placed third, making it into the Nationals. Dancers Edith Janssen and Siena

Meikle Rodriguez are both in Year 9 at Hutt Valley High School.

Neon are now training three times a week improving their routine and taking on judges’ feedback to prepare for the Nationals, as well as for the end-of-year Pump Dance show at the Opera House, Wellington, when audiences are treated to hip hop versions of traditional tales.

Both Pump Dance crews are coached by Libby George, Jiya Anand and Brooke Candy. Ms George says there were a few more Eastbourne dancers competing in crews from other dance studios and schools.

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Harbour Ward Councillor

Authorised: Tui Lewis, 23 Patrick Street, Petone

Left: Elite duo Siena Meikle Rodriguez and Edith Janssen. Right: Mini Majors, another of the two Eastbourne hip hop crews heading to the national championships.

Coastal videos – the story made simple

by Ann Packer

It’s been 26 years since Janet Andrews and Simon Hoyle of Southlight Studios came to live in Days Bay. And over many years they’ve gone to the annual conference of the Coastal Resources Trust, in a different coastal location each time.

“We’ve been learning about different beaches at the workshop each year,” says Janet, who with her family and other locals has been nurturing the dunes at the footpath’s edge in her own bay to slowly recover during that time. “We get to know the beaches, and Simon photographs them, but we wanted to get the information about the processes out to the general public.”

So two years ago they were commissioned by CRT and funded by the Department of Conservation, to use Simon’s photography and drone work and Janet’s text and graphics to produce a series of videos, explaining in plain language the processes going on at the water’s edge – the objective facts about sea level rise and coastal erosion. For everybody, not just academics.

Janet’s background as a geologist, not known to the commissioners at the time, has

helped enormously, as has son-in-law James Innes’s skills as an actor – he brings a young, fresh style to the video voice overs.

It’s all anonymous – none of the locations is identified, which means they can keep the message general. “We didn’t want to be preaching or judgmental,” says Simon. “The examples could apply to any place – it’s the big picture that matters.”

“We’ve tried to be optimistic and pragmatic,” says Janet. “It’s not all doom and gloom. We wanted short videos that are fun to watch so people can walk away with an idea of what the facts are and what can be done.”

Working with nature is the sensible way forward, she says. It’s in line with a movement known as “nature-based solutions”. She sees it as the way of the future.

For those reading this in time, an invitation to the launch of “Our Coast” video series on Friday 23 September can be extended by contacting Simon on 027 562 7200.

Link to videos: southlight.co.nz/coastalrestoration-videos

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

At the candidates meeting held on 7 September, I challenged Tui Lewis about her lack of advocacy in having the season for our Eastbourne Pool not reinstated to its traditional length last year. In answering a question that I had not asked, she claimed that all the summer pools had reduced season opening times. This is not correct. For 2021/2022, the other summer pools had scheduled seasons extending to almost four months whereas Eastbourne Pool was only scheduled to open for three months. I expect our Ward Councillor to fight tooth and nail for our community so at this election I will be trusting my vote to the other candidate who is standing, in the hope that we get better representation.

John Welch

Janet Andrews and Simon Hoyle.

Teacher challenges students with inspiring message

By Ann Packer

Nothing has quite the wow factor of whipping off your lower leg and holding it up for all to see. Drew Stanaway has the honour in this photo, taken when Wellesley College hosted inspirational speaker William Pike late last month, in preparation for senior boys taking up the William Pike Challenge – a sort of junior Duke of Edinburgh programme – next year. Around 100 schools nationally have taken up the challenge.

The same evening, in front of an adult audience, one plucky parent stepped forward to be “leg monitor”, something Mr Pike’s school pupils were expected to do after he went back to becoming a classroom teacher again.

These days the survivor is in demand as a motivational speaker, telling the story of how he lost his leg in a 2007 volcanic eruption on Ruapehu when the shelter in which he and his companion took refuge was crushed, of his timely rescue and slow recovery to get back to doing everything he used to, from water polo (he was a three-time national champion) to mountaineering and teaching. Ten years on he stood on the summit of Mt Scott in Antarctica, the realisation of a lifelong dream. He’s also now a happily married father of two young girls, and sharing his love of the outdoors with his family.

“Nothing great was ever achieved inside

your comfort zone,” is Mr Pike’s message, and the Wellesley boys went home fizzing, according to one parent. Next year’s Year 7 and 8 boys from the Days Bay school will take up the challenge to step outside their comfort zone, to develop a sense of purpose by thinking beyond themselves and giving back to others.

“What I eventually learnt from my Mt. Ruapehu experience,” says Mr Pike, “was, when you’re faced with challenge and change, success or failure comes down to one thing – whether you are already prepared to step outside your comfort zone – or whether you’re not.”

He says our ability to be resilient and overcome challenge and change is now more important than ever.

Wellesley principal Mike Bain says Year 7 & 8 Wellesley boys “are eager to take up the challenge as given to us by William.

"Get out of your comfort zone...learn

something new, get outdoors, and give time to your community!’ 2023 is the launch of something big!”

How to vote

The low voter turn out for local body elections is puzzling. City Councillors make important decisions about the future of our city and matters that affect your daily life – from recycling, roads and water to libraries, parks and sports grounds.

Voters also choose three Hutt seats on Greater Wellington Regional Council, and six members of the Eastbourne Community Board.

Voting is simple, with multiple places to cast your vote by midday on Saturday, October 8. The people elected to local councils get to make decisions about our daily lives and the future of our towns and cities. They set and collect rates, oversee town planning, and provide services like rubbish collection, parks and libraries.

Local elections no longer include District Health Board elections. The boards are being replaced by a new body, Health New Zealand. Who will represent me? The city has a mixed representation model - residents will elect a Mayor, a ward Councillor for their area and six City Wide or ‘at large’ Councillors.

Residents in Eastbourne also vote to elect five members to their local Community Board, as well as three representatives for Lower Hutt on the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

How to vote: Voting packs are being sent out to all registered voters. When you receive your pack, just vote for your preferred candidates as per the instructions on your combined voting paper. Then pop it into the return envelope provided or drop it off to one of the venues listed.

The Eastbourne Herald brings you snapshots of the candidates standing for Hutt City Council Mayor, Harbour Ward and Eastbourne Community Board. This year, with so many candidates standing for the six Citywide seats, go to https://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/elections/2022-localgovernment-elections/candidate-information

Mayoral candidates Campbell Barry

It has been the privilege of my life to serve as your Mayor. By working together we’ve made a lot of progress this term. We’ve put our environment front and centre by adopting the council's first carbon reduction plan, and modernising our kerb side rubbish and recycling service. We have completed the upgrade of Days Bay Wharf, and secured funding, and started construction, on the Eastern Bays Shared Path. We’ve doubled our investment in basic infrastructure, required developers to pay their fair share towards that infrastructure, and cut corporate welfare. I’ve led a council that has gotten back to basics and focused on what’s important for all people. If I’m fortunate enough to be re-elected, my priorities will be: Continuing our record investment into basic infrastructure, putting our environment and resilience at the heart of everything we do, completing the Eastern Bays Shared Path, advancing vital transport projects, and fighting hard for the future of Hutt Hospital. Visit campbellbarry.co.nz

Falgoon Patel

‘People, no people āno homes, no city. Somewhere along the line we have lost our way with local body politics trying to mimic central politics. We are all 1 degree of separation away from each other in our beautiful city. History has shown we need progress towards a better base. Infrastructure to support future growth. Road design to avoid pushing the bottle necks elsewhere. We need to focus on safety of our people and make sure we stay a desirable place to live. Future proof the valley to deal with rising sea-levels and coastal erosion. Make sure we only hire local contractors to carry out any council work. Eastbourne/Petone face some big environmental changes & challenges over the comings years. At the heart of the matter is the people, the local councils top priority is to look after our people. My leadership style is not how I lead the people but how do I help each person at the council perform to their potential to help our people. For more info on me check out @falgsforlowerhuttmayor on Facebook.’

Tony Stallinger

I’m a proud Hutt resident, currently living in Belmont with my family. I am determined to ensure the Hutt remains a fantastic place not just for us, but also our children. After providing financial services to large organisations in NZ and Washington DC, I became Hutt City Council’s Chief Financial Officer and worked my way up to Chief Executive, a position I held for 12 years. Over this time the city had the lowest rates increases in New Zealand and numerous major infrastructure projects were successfully completed under my leadership. Sadly, Council spending is now out of control, services are deteriorating and they plan to double rates and charges on top of the large increases already imposed. I have the experience now desperately needed on Council to deliver results and secure an affordable and exciting future for our communities. Let’s address the infrastructure issues without breaking the bank. We’ve done it before. Thank you for your support.

Eastbourne Community Board candidates

Travis Ancelet

I live in Point Howard with my wife Lindsay and our two little girls, Margot and Frances. I have put myself forward as a candidate for the Eastbourne Community Board because I want Eastbourne and the Bays to stay safe and welcoming, and to ensure that our slice of paradise is protected for future generations. Beyond being a strong advocate for your voices, my focus will be:

1) sustainability initiatives, such as adding council recycling bins at our beaches; 2) driving and supporting community events and initiatives; and 3) ensuring that we are well-positioned to respond to the impacts of climate change. I like to think big and bring people together to create solutions, and with a PhD in environmental science and extensive public sector management experience, I have the expertise to ensure that decisions impacting our community are well-informed and backed by evidence. I look forward to your support and to serving our community over the next three years.

Susan Ewart

Raised in York Bay, I came back to live in the family home in 2007 and have taken an active interest in local issues and activities since then. I am an Okiwi volunteer driver, an active member of Eastbourne’s Historical Society and the York Bay Residents’ Association, have assisted with Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe productions (lighting, publicity), and regularly participated in the Eastbourne Games. A healthy democracy allows the ECB to have a variety of views from the bays and Eastbourne on the significant issues demanding our attention, such as the impact of sea level rise on our community, the shared path, housing densification, an unreliable bus service, car theft, speed limits, protection of our environment, wildlife and heritage, loss of retail business, and more. My aim in standing for the ECB is to use my extensive background in journalism and communications, as well as my legal training, to listen to residents and advocate on behalf of our fantastic community.

Murray Gibbons

I am standing for the Community Board again as I really enjoy working hard at representing the interests of the citizens of Eastbourne and the Bays when dealing with the Hutt City Council as I have done over the last 18 years. I think the next triennial will be one of the MOST CHALLENGING EVER for the Board with the most important issues being Climate Change/Sea Level Rise, Completing the Shared Path and getting a reliable bus service Other issues that will also need care are the future development of Williams Park and the setting of speed limits around the Bays. I am also keen to further enhance the Heritage Trail by extending it north to include Point Howard and the Bays as the Shared Path develops. I think with these improvements and the new electric ferry, Eastbourne and the Bays will become the No1 Destination for visitors to our city. I ask for your vote so I can use my experience

Lesley Haines

I’ve lived in Days Bay for over 20 years. I’m a keen bush walker, cyclist and wharf jumper. I lead ERAT for Days Bay North, I run a trap line beyond the lighthouse and I help weekly at Randwick School. I’m also a director and trustee, following senior public service roles. If elected, I will be seeking your views on opportunities and challenges ahead, including: Tupua Horo Nuku, the shared path - effective liaison throughout construction; Williams Park Upgrade - integrating with Tupua Horo Nuku, and finalising the plan; Climate Change - ensuring that housing and infrastructure development is future proof and that we are prepared to cope; Our bush streams and coastlines - keeping our taonga clean and weed free; Quality public transport - advocating for reliable, integrated services; Other issues which concern you It would be a privilege to represent your views, and to advocate effectively as part of the ECB team.

Emily Keddell

I live in Eastbourne village with my family. I am a film and theatre professional and I run Speak Again - a performance development company. My years in the performance and events industry, and my extensive experience working with children and youth, have developed a strong capacity to bring people together for a common cause and to draw the best out of them. I have a particular focus on our youth and the vital role they can play in developing our community. Standing for the community board, however, is an opportunity for me to serve all the residents in the Eastbourne bays. I promise to listen to our community and represent it faithfully. I want to see Eastbourne’s vitality and interconnectedness reinvigorated - community-lead events, projects and solutions. I am concerned that the council doesn't always act in good faith towards Eastbourne and I intend to hold it accountable to our voice. I will advocate with energy, compassion and commitment.

Drew Mayhem

I was born and raised in Lower Hutt and have resided here for much of my adult life. Three years ago I moved my family of five into the hills of Point Howard with our chooks and bees in tow. I’m standing for the ECB as I would like to have the honour of representing the broad views of our suburb. I have been active within the valley for many years and was a founding member of the Hutt Valley Living Wage network. I’m proud that the Hutt city council has gained accreditation as a living wage employer, something I hope to see the community continue to support and encourage throughout the whole region. Most importantly, I believe in transparent decision making and ensuring we do our best to bring the community along with us while we juggle the challenges that environmental and climate change adaptation requires us to make to support our community.

Kidztalk

News from our local playcentres

The Days Bay Playcentre tamariki have been outside to see the arrival of spring: playing with the water pump, swinging, climbing the newly painted fort, and cooking up gorgeous mud pies in the new mud kitchen. Spring flowers are all around us!

New whanau are very welcome. Supervised sessions are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and Fridays are casual koha - all from 9.15 to 12. Drop in and play! email daysbay@playcentre.org.nz.

Right: Ragnar likes to start his Playcentre days playing in the sandpit!

NEWS FROM DAYS BAY PLAYCENTRE

Belinda Moss

I am a member of the current Eastbourne Community Board. I’m standing again to ensure the Eastern Bays remain represented over the next three years. This will be an important time for everyone in Eastbourne as the Tupua Horo Nuku Eastern Bays shared path is constructed. I have been part of the Board that has seen this long-term dream being consented, and I am hoping to continue to work with residents, the project team, and Council as the construction moves north. I’m proud of what the Community Board has achieved over the last term. I hope residents will vote for continuity because the Board has worked exceptionally well for you as a team. We have worked closely with residents, resident associations, Council and Regional Council on initiatives and issues from Burden’s gate to Point Howard, including safer paths for pedestrians and cyclists, the bus service, various consultations, the Eastbourne Awards, Community Engagement funds, and protecting trees.

Harbour Ward candidates

Bruce Spedding

I am a resident and current member of the community board. I value our unique community and want to preserve it’s character while helping to adapt to our changing world. My particular areas of interest include developing community resilience and inclusiveness, addressing environmental and climate change issues, and promoting active recreation for the social, health and economic wellbeing of our community. We all have various communities of interest, and I feel we have a responsibility both to and for the members of these communities. I’m keen to see cycling and walking access right through to Burdan’s Gate. I want to help develop Eastern Bays emergency preparedness, and believe an informed community is more resilient, so broad access to timely information is also a priority. I’ve enjoyed working with Ginny Horrocks and the team, and I’m delighted to see so many great candidates standing for the board.

Tui Lewis

Frank Vickers

It’s been a privilege serving the Eastbourne community over the last three years. There are many important projects to be advanced, including the Williams Park Plan and how it ties in with the Shared Path route through Days Bay. The Board is also pushing for facilities to encourage young cyclists, starting with a junior cycle skills track at Burdan’s Gate. We also have an ongoing commitment to protect our native flora and fauna. Not to be forgotten is the contentious issue of District Plan Change 56, for which I hope anyone interested has already put in a submission. There has also been talk from within a new grouping of City Council candidates of scrapping Community Boards. I hope you will agree that these local Boards play a vital role in advancing the best interests of their communities. Please tick those boxes wisely. Thank you.

Petra Simm

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It has been a privilege serving as your Harbour Ward Councillor and Deputy Mayor this last term. We have achieved a lot as a council in these last three years, progressing our major projects and securing extra funding for the uniquely challenging Eastern Bays pathway which will be so beneficial to all residents and the region once completed. The weather we have experienced this winter highlights the impacts of climate change and the challenges our area faces. A major focus for me next term will be to support our communities to engage, learn and act in implementing councils action pathways plan. The Eastbourne Community Board is very aware of the importance of having this work done early to enable our communities to be strong, prepared, and resilient. As your local councillor, I have loved getting to know new residents and working alongside our community groups, sports clubs, and local businesses and if reelected I will continue with this approach.

I have lived in Eastbourne for most of my life and I work in Petone. It is time for me to give back to the communities that I love. For the past 25 years I have worked in the health sector, as a senior manager in a large private medical imaging organisation and more recently, in the primary care sector. I have a strong management and leadership background and will bring business acumen to the council table. Now, more than ever local government needs diverse skill sets to navigate the challenges local communities face. If I am elected, I will:•Advocate for the specific needs of our community •Ensure there are robust processes around strategic decisions and prioritisation of spending •Hold the council to account, ensuring strong leadership •Challenge the status quo.

Vote local, make sure you have someone who understands your community speaking on your behalf at council.

Rapu: expert rat catcher

Rapu has now been Department of Conservation (DOC) certified for over a year and recently passed his first yearly recertification, something he will need to do for the next three years and every three years after that. We have been working as a team searching out Miramar’s last few rats and providing assurance of absence in areas considered ratfree. This leaves the Miramar team free to continue their work in other important areas. It is said 90 percent of the cost (and effort) of an eradication project is in the last 10 percent of animals removed. The last few rats often prove to be extremely wily as experienced by dog handlers on the Lord Howe eradication project.

What does it take to get into this work? You need to apply to DOC through the Conservation Dogs Programme (CDP).

I often hear “my dog likes to hunt rats—s/ he could do that!” While most dogs can hunt (whatever they are encouraged to hunt), the work is not so much in the target but rather in obedience and avoidance of non-target species. It takes thousands of hours to train a dog to the level of obedience required by the CDP, including not taking interest in or picking up the scent of non-target species such as rabbits, birds, mice and cats to name just a few of the obvious distractions. This training will continue throughout the dog’s lifetime. Our dogs need to be introduced from an early age to as many different stimuli, such as loud noises, water, and roads so that we can work in various situations or travel in various craft without fear of the dog losing focus or becoming distressed. The dogs need to be able to be in their crates comfortably alone for at least a couple of hours and are not allowed to travel in vehicles unless they are contained in a crate or specifically designed cage.

Does Rapu kill the rats? No, very rarely does he get the chance to catch a rat, his job is to indicate the presence of rats. If he is tracking a rat or finds but cannot access a rat I take a GPS (global position system) location and a note of his behaviour and give it to the Predator Free Wellington team. They send staff in to add devices (cameras, traps, chew cards, or bait stations) to the area.

Is he a pet at home? While Rapu does get a lot of family attention (he loves cuddles on the sofa) and generally lives inside the home like a family pet he can’t play certain games like a pet dog is able to because it may trigger responses that are not suitable in the field. This includes pouncing on movement. This would prove disastrous if we were working around endangered species such as lizards, or may distract his attention in the field to mice for example.

We have to be extremely careful to watch

Rapu’s attention when on the property or even in the house as it’s in his nature to fixate on something. I have harnessed this ability by training him with his ball to encourage a strong prey drive. This play must be carefully controlled and requires him to perform a task before getting a reward. He also needs to control his impulses and I have achieved this by making him wait for a release command before he’s allowed to run for the ball. This may save his life if for example he picks up the scent of a rat across a busy road.

As we have two dogs at home, we can’t let them walk off leash together unless carefully monitored, this is because our other dog could easily lead Rapu’s attention to other stimuli such as possums, rabbits, cats or birds. We try to walk in areas where we are unlikely to come across rats or other possible distractions, though Rapu does know the difference between working and leisure walks. What was once a leisurely stroll with the dogs can become quite stressful as I need to keep a careful eye on them.

Rapu isn’t encouraged to play with other dogs, although I do allow it occasionally with specific dogs I know. When we are working in areas such as around dog parks I need his focus to be on the job at hand. He has proven to be extremely focussed even when approached by other dogs, but this has taken a long time to achieve.

Does he ever get time off to just be a dog? Rapu is a dog all the time, he loves nothing more than to hunt, it’s in his nature as it is for all dogs. And he becomes very excited to put on his jacket and muzzle as he knows he’s about to go hunting. He is however quite a different dog when we go out for a walk casually and isn’t wearing his work attire (though he will always be keen to find a rat at any time). He seems to know when he’s allowed to roam further and play with our other dog, he also runs up to people to greet them, something he is discouraged from when working.

Rapu continues to help me around my

home and neighbouring properties, and I can often tell the morning after a rat has visited our property by his behaviour, helping me to respond accordingly by freshly baiting or moving my traps.

- Sally Bain, MIRO

Faith in the Community

Resilience..

Resilience is a word much heard recently. What is it? How can we find it?

My six-year-old granddaughter singsResilience, resilience, if it doesn’t work out, just have another go.

For adults, resilience is about developing and using skills to respond to life’s challenges.

Resilience takes many forms - being in control, recognising the importance of support and knowing when to ask for it, treating oneself with kindness in tough times.

Resilience is about not blaming and brooding, but about finding the positives and tackling problems step by step. Very important aspects of resilience include developing support networks, sharing feelings and being empathetic. It helps to see challenges as opportunities. The smallest child can be helped to think flexibly when sudden change occurs in their world.

Resilience isn’t a new idea. The Bible makes many references to resilience and perseverance. Joshua 1:9 challenges us to - Be strong and courageous, do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he reminds us - God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power, love and self-control. In all our debates, political and personal, this is sound council.

St Ronan’s: Services: Sun 9.30am - informal 1st and 3rd, traditional 2nd and 4th. Ask if you’d like our monthly printed magazine the Record E:office@stronans.org.nz W:www.stronans.org. nz

St Alban’s: Wellesley College Sun 10am. Special activities for children during term time. Communion 1st Thurs only 10am, at St Ronan’s, with guest vicar. E:office@stalbanschurch.nz

W:www.stalbanschurch.nz

San Antonio: Vigil Mass, Sat 5.30pm. Sacred Heart, Petone: Mass, Sun 9.30am and 5.30pm. E:holyspiritparish41@gmail.com

W: www.holyspirit.nz

Official start to shared path marked

Dear fellow residents,

We believe that Quentin Duthie will be the most visible, energetic and proactive regional councillor for Eastbourne and the Bays.

Quentin knows our community well. Before buying a family home in Belmont, he lived in Pt Howard, commuting daily on the 85 bus and trapping for MIRO along the Mt Lowry ridgeline. His partner’s family live in Eastbourne and he regularly takes his children camping in Gollans Stream.

If elected, his priorities are to address the driver shortage that has plagued Eastbourne bus services for many years, improve bus-ferry connections, and restore the #85 express. He knows that Eastbourne has been hard done by, losing core services and having more cancelled buses than elsewhere.

His other priorities include reducing the rubbish that ends up on our beaches, fixing leaking water and sewage pipes, expanding predator control, and helping our community prepare for a changing climate and rising sea.

He brings 20 years experience in environmental policy and science, including many years with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Climate Change Commission.

We highly commend him as your #1 choice for Greater Wellington.

Ginny & John Horrocks, Days Bay

David & Ali Carew, Rona Bay

Bruce Spedding, Eastbourne

Jean & Gordon Parr, Eastbourne

Joe Prebble, Eastbourne

Anna Sutherland & Finlay Thompson, York Bay

Robert Ashe, Muritai Road

This letter is authorised and paid for by Quentin Duthie 021337262

Manager, Kara

Director of Economy and Development. Hutt City Council, Transport Minister Michael Wood, Mayor Campbell Barry, Eastbourne Community Chair Ginny Horrocks, and Mana Whenua Steering Group Chairperson Kim Skelton, took part in the huringa nuku (sod turning ceremony) led by Te Āti Awa Taranaki Whānui to mark the start of construction for Tupua Horo Nuku Eastern Bays shared path at Bishop Park last month. The ceremony was the last official duty for outgoing ECB Chair Ginny Horrocks, who is stepping down from the Board after nine years, the last six as chair. At her final board meeting, Mrs Horrocks said she had loved working with board members, and while she was retiring, she would be around to be an “errand-runner” for them. “Don’t think you’re escaping, we know where you live,” the card accompanying flowers from her colleagues said.

Photo: Phil Benge.

Emma Speight, Waka Kotahi Regional Relationships

Puketapu-Dentice.

Revamped prizegiving celebrates success

The season wrapped up with prize-givings for both the Juniors and Masters teams and both events reflected a successful year on and off the pitch. The “Hammers”, EFC’s marquee team, finished an impressive second placing in Capital Football’s top masters grade, an outstanding performance for such a small club. Super striker, Luis Corrales, was the team’s top scorer and he picked up a collection of trophies at the club’s prizegiving. The “Thirsty Fives” carried on their impressive streak since the team formed four years ago. This season they won Capital Football’s Masters 5 grade earning promotion to the Masters 4 grade. New guns to masters football, Los Toros (the Bulls), finished in the top half of the Masters 6 grade, an impressive foray into masters football and the team has high hopes of returning bigger and better next season. Perennial overachievers, the Gs, surged home in the second half of the season by staging a number of stunning wins on the back of their boisterous Bishop Park fan base. The team finished second on the table in the Over 45 grade.

The club’s Junior teams all performed well this season and celebrated with a revamped Junior prizegiving which included fun football games and a more inclusive award system. Highlights are hard to pick but the 12th Grade Lions team winning the Wynton Rufer Tournament would be right up there. The team finished the tourney undefeated scoring plenty of goals along the way. Other outstanding performances came from the 13th Grade Monkeys competing with the best of the best in the Wellington Travel League, and the 10th Grade Wolves who competed in the Premier Hutt Division beating and drawing with football powerhouses Upper Hutt and Petone, respectively.

This year’s winner of the Junior club’s WWW shield was Orion Cummings who played for the 11th Grade Jaguars with Max Young, playing for the 9th Grade Strikers, taking out the Junior club’s Golden Boot award for most goals scored.

In other news, the EFC joined forces with Muritai School to help them raise funds for

a new set of junior goal posts. The School has kindly allowed the club to use the goal posts for future tournaments and events as a way of acknowledging donations towards the cost of the posts, from EFC members.

Committee member Trysh Murphy-Dally recently completed her Women In Leadership journey through a course initiated by Capital Football. The course involved 4-days of intensive learning, building personal credibility and confidence and, in Trysh’s case, mentoring others to become better versions of themselves. Trysh said she wasn’t exaggerating when describing the course as super impactful. She’s now working on a project which she hopes will reflect what she gained from the course. Big ups to Trysh for representing the EFC in such an impactful way. And a big shout out to everyone else who made contributions throughout the year, in both the Junior and Masters space, to ensure everyone enjoyed their time playing footy.

News from Point Howard

The PHA extend their thanks to CentrePort and the Seaview Resilience Project for the opportunity the residents have to learn more about the works on the Community Information Cruise on 25 September. The PHA continues to work with CentrePort regarding the overnight metal-on-metal noise when the smaller barge is left at the terminal, rather than being taken away at the end of the day’s work.

As spring has sprung the gardeners have been busy at the Point Howard Community Garden. Plans are being made on what to plant for the summer crop, and it sounds like gardeners and residents can look forward to vegetable treats such as kumara, potatoes, asparagus, chokos, tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini in the coming months. If you have any spare seeds that you never got round to planting, please consider donating them to the community garden. If you would like to know more about the garden or would like to get involved, then please contact pointhowardgarden@gmail.com.

Point Howard and Sorrento Bay have two local candidates for the Eastbourne Community Board. They are Travis Ancelet and Drew Mayhem. If you would like to know more about Travis and Drew please visit https://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/ elections/2022-local-government-elections/ candidate-information

- Mike Andrews, EFC Club Captain

EFC player Jeremy Field speaks at the Junior prizegiving.

Tupua Horo Nuku Eastern Bays Shared Path

Mā-koromiko | Windy Point

Construction of Tupua Horo Nuku begins in Mā-koromiko (Windy Point) on October 3rd.

The existing seawall will be improved or replaced and the new shared path will be created on top.

This is predicted to take 5-6 months, then construction will move to Sunshine Bay.

Traffic changes during construction

The works will be completed under a 24/7 lane closure, up to 300m in length, to ensure the project can be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible. This will be managed by manned traffic signals during working hours and peak traffic times, and automated traffic lights outside of this.

A temporary roundabout will be installed at the intersection of Marine Parade and Muritai Road to allow construction vehicles to turn. This will avoid the need for trucks to drive through Eastbourne to turn around.

Key:

One lane Stop/Go traffic

See below illustration

Temporary roundabout

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