The Eastbourne Herald January 2018

Business owners at wits end over Seaview stink

by Carl McRae

After years of getting nowhere regarding some form of resolution to the problem, a collection of Seaview business owners have had enough, and are banding together to get a lasting result regarding what is commonly referred to as the ‘Seaview stink’.

Mike Henderson, manager of Efficient Moving and Storage in Wareham Place says that the foul odour from the Seaview Wastewater Treatment Plant in neighbouring Waterman Street is making working life unbearable. “It even permeates in through our fresh air system,” Mike says, “fills the interior of our workshop and offices and we just can’t get rid of it".

Speculation as to who is responsible for regulating the malodour has always been rife, says Mike, but his research indicates that the issue lies 100 percent with Wellington Water, the company contracted to operate the plant by the

Greater Wellington Regional Council. His efforts and complaints, when contacting either of those organisations, appear to have fallen on deaf ears and he says he is usually fobbed off with excuses concerning pumping trucks within the boundaries of the plant, or miscellaneous work being carried out.

“Mike is forever ringing Wellington Water,” says wife Diana, who also works for the Seaview company, “and trying to get them to sort it out. I work in the reception area and this summer in the heat and wind, it has been totally unbearable. It’s not like we can shut our roller doors as we have trucks and customers in and out at all times.”

Mike disagrees with some that it's worse during the summer months, saying the smell is a constant source of irritation throughout the year, especially in a prevailing westerly wind.

In 1999, Hutt Valley Water Services - a company owned by waste management company SUEZ - was engaged to design, build, operate

and maintain the new plant for 20 years, serving around 146,000 residents.

Although representatives of SUEZ were unavailable for comment, their media brochure states; ‘The plant is situated in a semi-industrial area which is close to commercial properties, therefore the odour emission from the facilities was a key focus from the start of the project. Tanks and equipment that release odours are covered and ventilated, as well as the odour treatment facility to help ensure that the health and safety of the neighbours and environment in the area are not affected.’ Odour treatment bio-filters are used as part of their breakdown of wastewater process.

“We appreciate it may not be a perfect science in getting it right all of the time,” says Mike, “but we are certain that more can be done to alleviate the on-going problem and the resulting conditions that we are forced to work under.”

Local photographer Phil Benge captured this beautiful sunset recently. With January's average so far of 23.7 degrees, Eastern Bay beaches have been the place to be - day and night.

Storage tanks

removed, but terminal to stay

Mobil says it is staying at its current Seaview location, despite some speculation over the removal of several of its fuel storage tanks.

Andrew McNaught, Mobil Oil NZ's lead country manager says the work is expected to be completed by the end of this month, and has been carried out under strict health and safety protocols, including keeping dust levels down.

Mr McNaught says there are no current plans for the soon to be empty site, but the removal of the existing infrastructure and plant will allow Mobil to appropriately consider any future

use. Mobil’s Seaview fuel terminal is an important part of the fuel supply chain in the lower North Island, he says.

“Mobil Oil New Zealand Limited continues to invest in its local operations to maintain our position as a reliable producer and supplier of high-quality petroleum fuels to New Zealand. Since 2012, Mobil has invested more than NZ$120 million in its New Zealand operations.”

Eastbourne Heritage Trail to be unveiled

Local residents may have noticed a series of faceless metal stands that have appeared around the village and surrounds over the past few weeks. The truth behind the mystery has been revealed now that the Eastbourne Community Board has set a date for the official opening of their long awaited project, the Eastbourne Heritage trail.

An initiative of ECB member Murray Gibbons, and part of the broader Vibrant Village project, the trail is set to open for public viewing and interest on Sunday, February 18.

Murray doesn’t wish to reveal too much about

Next ECB Meeting

Tuesday 13 February 2018 - 7.15pm East Harbour Women’s Club, Muritai Road

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Board members are: Virginia Horrocks (Chair) virginia.horrocks@huttcity.govt.nz

Murray Gibbons (Deputy chair) murray.gibbons@huttcity.govt.nz

Liz Knight liz.knight@huttcity.govt.nz

Robert Ashe robert.ashe@huttcity.govt.nz

Anna Sutherland anna.sutherland@huttcity.govt.nz

Cr Tui Lewis tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz

Cr Michael Lulich michael.lulich@huttcity.govt.nz

the content of the heritage plaques in advance, but says that proceedings will commence at 11:30am in the carpark beside the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club on Tuatoru Street.

“We will have a couple of short speeches from representatives of the Eastbourne-Bays Community Trust and the Historical Society of Eastbourne,” he says. “Long time resident, Allan Collins, will cut the ribbon and unveil stand number eight, which is situated on the beach just north of the ESSC, where the wind surfers have their lawn.”

The ECB are expecting a crowd of around 200 adults and kids, says Murray, and that all attendees would be invited into the ESSC for refreshments and to view photo copies of the content on the other stands along the trail. All other stands will be unveiled at mid-day.

Murray says that he and rest of the ECB members are also "very pleased" with the new logo for the project, as done gratis for the Board by graphic designer and artist Niels MeyerWestfeld of Days Bay.

January Eastbourne Community Board

Come and talk to us

You can now come and talk to us at the start of the formal meeting at 7.15pm about anything that concerns you whether or not it’s on the agenda. You are welcome to make suggestions, give praise, criticise or just come for a chat.

It’s all go in Eastbourne and Bays 2018!

ECB walkabout – Saturday March 10th. If you would like us to visit to discuss an issue in your street email judy.randall@huttcity.govt.nz

Shared path – final design meeting this month. We can expect to see work start before mid-year, preferably not during weather bombs!

Heritage Trail – launch Sat March 17th 11.30 ESSC Tuatoru St.

Skate ramp – contract documents being prepared. Planting beside walls planned late autumn.

Representation review – should we keep a community board or explore other ways to be represented? This will be a major consultation this year. Much more information to follow once this is clarified.

A digger makes short work of pulling down a storage tank.

Local's mistakes can be a lesson for all of us

by Carl McRae

Kerry Scott (pictured right) rues the fact that she got herself into a tricky situation on January 16, which resulted in a night spent in the bush behind Days Bay.

However, with reflection she is able to see a lighter side to things and believes her experience should be a good lesson for everyone to be fully prepared, whatever it is you are about to undertake.

Kerry set out nearing twilight for a quick walk along the MacKenzie track to Days Bay, a dip and then home along Muritai Road.

“The first thing, I got right,” Kerry says, “and that was to tell my husband John (Roseveare) that I was going for a walk and then a swim. It sort of went downhill from there.”

She took her watch off because she intended swimming, didn’t take her cell phone as the battery was low and had no water with her. Being a warm summer night, twenty one degrees in fact, she was only lightly attired.

Kerry says that she walks along the local bush tracks once, maybe twice a week, so she is relatively familiar with them, but admits that aside from that, it was in reality not a great time to have chosen to enter the bush. She did have a torch with her, but the battery went flat and she inadvertently must have wandered off the main track in the dark.

After several efforts to find a way out, including sliding down a hill on her bottom in an attempt to follow a stream that she hoped would lead her out of the valley, she gave up and decided to hunker down for the night. She figured it was by then somewhere around midnight and aware that dawn was but a few hours away.

“I must admit that I felt very safe,” she said. “I wasn’t overly concerned about what animals or insects were about or anything or never felt in any real danger. It was just me and the occasional Morepork, which was actually quite amazing.”

Kerry says that she found a dry spot, gathered some soft leaves and bushes and decided to wait it out until it was light.

She attempted to sleep, without much success. When daylight returned she was able to find the main track again and walked out. End of the drama.

Not really. What she didn’t know, having been focused on getting through her own ordeal, was what was going on behind the scenes at home. As any spouse would be in the situation, John was beside himself with worry.

Having done the seemingly sensible thing of waiting till he was sure there may be a problem to notify the police of his concerns, he wasn’t prepared for the entire mobilisation unit that arrived.

When he mentioned ‘swimming’ to them, as had been Kerry’s intention, a full scale search commenced along the shoreline.

“At one point,” says Kerry, “John had to identify some clothes that had been found on the beach. Although it wasn’t mentioned directly, but - as naturally the police have to cover all angles - had John done away with me was a possibility being explored on the quiet. It’s reassuring to

know that these procedures are in place.”

The police also retrieved Kerry’s phone from the house and scrolled through the messages looking for clues. Had she secretly gone off and met up with somebody else?

In the end of course, all’s well that ends well and the entire drama cost her no more than a visit to the doctor for a tetanus jab.

“Spare yourself the aggravation,” Kerry says.

“Anyone could get themselves into a similar scrape, but the lesson learned and my advice to others is to just make sure that you are well prepared when you go bush, or out on a boat, or fishing off rocks etcetera.”

Kerry says that familiarity with the track is clearly a good idea, especially if walking at nightfall.

Be prepared is Kerry Scott's advice.

Spedding turns vision into reality

Eastbourne windsurfer, Bruce Spedding, will shortly see through to fruition a long held dream of his; to hold a major multi-board event at home in the Bays, right under our very noses.

As arguably the windiest city in the world, Wellington already has an international wind sports reputation, and Waterbourne - set to become New Zealand's premier extreme water sports event - will help promote the region as the place to work and play.

“Eastbourne is the jewel in Wellington's crown when it comes to outdoor recreation,” Bruce says, “with an unparalleled range of options in close proximity and one of my hopes is the event will help raise the profile of the Bays in a way that will preserve its character and promote the conservation measures so many of us support.”

“We expect to attract top windsurfers from around New Zealand and many from overseas, as it is also the New Zealand leg of the Pacific Windsurf Cup, which also stops in Tahiti,

Noumea and Hawaii.”

Waterbourne will also include the New Zealand Slalom Nationals.

“I’m stoked to be an organiser and founder of New Zealand’s premiere extreme water sports event,” says current NZ Slalom champion, 18 year-old Laurence Carey of Auckland. “Set against the gentle chirps of the tui and the native pohutukawa, Waterbourne will be the home to the best water sport action in the country and will provide three days of on water excitement and colour, with windsurfing, kiteboarding and stand-up paddle board events ensuring that there will be action regardless of the conditions.”

On March 31 there will be an all day market with live music, great food and a fun atmosphere where people will have the opportunity to try stand up paddle boarding and do a teams relay for charity.

• Waterbourne - Windsurfing, kiteboarding, SUP - also Windsurfing

Laurence Carey

NZ Slalom Nationals

• Fri 30 Mar 2018 - Sun 1 Apr 2018

• Events include: Kitesurfing: Big Air, Harbour Blast and Freestyle

• Windsurfing: Slalom and Harbour Blast

• Stand Up Paddle: Technical and Harbour Blast

Island's dark history reflected in exhibition

"Hardening", Enjoy Public Art Gallery’s first exhibition of 2018, is based on the biography of a prisoner on Matiu Somes Island during WWI.

Wellington-based artist Aliyah Winter is revisiting the biography of Dr Hjelmar von Danneville, who was interned on Matiu Island in Wellington Harbour as a suspected ‘enemy alien’ during World War I. The exhibition is running during Wellington Pride Festival Te Whakahahe Te Whanganui-a-Tara from 8 February 8 –March 10, 2018.

Born in Europe, Danneville was gender neutral, and lived in Wellington and worked at the Lahmann Health Home in Miramar during the early 20th Century. Well known locally for her eccentric dress, the doctor wore closely cropped hair, men’s shirts and jackets with skirts, and often partook in dry shaving. Her gender nonconformity, worldly experience and association with alternative medicine made the doctor a highly suspicious person to local authorities.

ECB gears up a for busy year

The Eastbourne Community Board will hold its first meeting for 2018 four days prior to the Heritage Trail launch; 7:15pm on Tuesday, February 13 at the East Harbour Women's Club on Muritai Road.

Chair Virginia Horrocks says the public are welcome to come and chat about any issues they may have at the beginning of the meeting, whether it’s on the agenda or not.

“It’s all go in Eastbourne and Bays in 2018,” says Virginia. “Aside from the Heritage Trail, we are having a final design meeting this month

regarding the shared path and we can expect to see work start before mid-year. Contract documents are being prepared for the skate ramp and planting beside the walls is planned for late autumn.”

The annual walkabout is scheduled for Saturday, March 10. Anyone wishing to discuss any particular matter can e-mail; judy.randall@ huttcity.govt.nz and a time will be allocated.

Drawing together the historical settings of Matiu and the Health Home at Miramar, Hardening takes Danneville’s experiences as starting points to consider how health, healing, desire and belonging are understood today.

The exhibition also includes a walk with the artist on Matiu Somes Island on Saturday, March 3 (with the wet weather date of Saturday March 10). Further details to be confirmed. Email comms@enjoy.org.nz to attend.

Drilling to seek alternative water sources

by Carl McRae

What is that barge anchored in the middle of the harbour?

The Eastbourne Herald can divulge it is the Wellington Water owned drilling rig Tuhora, which returned to work with it’s drilling programme in early January, as part of an exploratory harbour bores project.

The exploratory bores are part of wider initiatives by Wellington Water and the Wellington Regional Council, says Wellington Water communications anager, Alex van Paassen, to build the region’s water resilience in event of an emergency.

“We’re looking for an alternative source of water,” Alex says, “owing to the risk that the City’s main water pipelines may fail during a major earthquake.”

Recent research by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) shows that the Waiwhetū Aquifer, which is a major source of water for the city, extends under the harbour seabed.

The first exploratory Wellington Harbour bore in August of last year, 800 metres off the Miramar Peninsula, discovered fresh water in sufficient volume that it could be used as an emergency supply. But as was expected, the water would require treatment to be used for drinking and early tests identified levels of manganese, iron, and ammonia.

“The second and current site was chosen based on data from the first bore site,” said Alex, “which indicated that whilst the Waiwhetū aquifer has treatable quantities of freshwater in a viable yield, there is potential for better results at a second site.”

“As far as we know this is a world-first project,” he added. “It also provides an important opportunity for ‘NIWA’ and ‘GNS Science’ to

gather data about the seafloor and aquifer, so we can better understand this water source and our environment.”

The ‘Tuhora’ itself, has recently had modifications to its leg bases to ensure stability in the softer sea bed conditions of the inner harbour. Weather dependent, drilling is expected to continue for up to 30 days at the current location near Matiu/Somes Island.

Drilling off shore from Eastbourne at some stage this year is ‘on the cards’, but Alex is unable to give an accurate timeframe for that occurrence.

If the investigations show a permanent water bore field is viable, they could be operational within two years, providing an alternative access point to Waiwhetū Aquifer for around 30 million litres of water a day.

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The downside to lazy, hazy days

by Carl McRae

The hot summer days and long nights have created the usual seasonal problems for the generally quiet and secluded eastern harbour hot spots. Traffic flow is at times hazardous and parking spots can be a premium. But rubbish bins overflowing and spilling onto the footpath is not a good look for anyone, least of all the Hutt City Council.

Aaron Marsh from HCC Parks and Gardens, under whose jurisdiction Williams Park and Days Bay fall, says over the summer months and especially the weekends, the HCC empty the bins at least twice a day.

“The bins are emptied early in the morning and again mid-afternoon,” Aaron said. “

At times we have to adjust our schedule and increase the frequency to accommodate additional emptying. We also increase the number of bins per se in Days Bay over summer.”

Aaron says it’s not a perfect science and the council do what they can to alleviate the sight of overfull litter bins for several reasons, aesthetic and health associated.

He encourages people to be pro-active and provide the council with the necessary feedback for them to respond as quickly as they can.

“If you perceive a problem,” he says, “by perhaps the sheer number of people at the beach any given afternoon, phone in and let us know. We’ll send another truck out as soon as possible.”

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In early February we have our annual Pt Howard Walkabout with members of the Eastbourne Community Board and HCC Officers. Please let us know if there are any local matters which you’d like brought to their attention or which you’d like the Pt Howard Assn to be working on. We’re still lobbying for more signage on our roads re pedestrians but it’s a tough job getting any action on this one. We’ll keep pursuing it.

We’re happy to report too that the new roof is now on our Pt Howard Tennis Club Pavilion / Playcentre, the ceiling has been insulated and the path up to the building has also been extensively upgraded. Many thanks to the Hutt Playcentre Assn and the HCC for their support of these two projects.

The Eastbourne Games will be held again this year on Sunday 4 March. Please mark this date in your diaries! We’ll be in touch shortly seeking to put Pt Howard teams together as we take on the other Bays in various exciting activities! PT HOWARD NEEDS YOU!!

Email contact: pthowardassn@gmail.com

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Big commemoration planned for Wahine 50th

The Wahine 50 Charitable Trust has announced its official programme of events, to coincide with commemorative services planned for the anniversary of the tragic events that unfolded in Wellington Harbour on April 10, 1968 - half a century ago.

In a ferocious storm, the Union Steamship Company owned vessel, TEV Wahine, struck Barrett’s Reef at the entrance to the Harbour shortly after 6am, laboured up the channel dragging its anchors and later listed and capsized in close proximity to Fort Dorset.

Fifty one lives were lost in the ensuing chaos and as fate would have it, Eastbourne and its residents would play a significant role in the rescue operations.

As with the fateful day itself, Eastbourne’s contribution to the commemorations will be major, kicking proceedings off with a dawn service at the Wahine mast memorial, on the foreshore by the bus terminus.

Eastbourne and the cross-harbour seaside village of Seatoun were the two communities responsive to and affected most by the maritime disaster and their respective primary schools will house public displays and play key roles in events.

“The 50th commemoration programme aims to balance three key elements; remembrance, gratitude, and preparedness,” says chair of the Wahine 50 Charitable Trust, Rhys Jones (also recently appointed Chief Executive of Fire and Emergency New Zealand).

“It will be a day to remember those who

lost their lives,” he says, “a time for survivors to thank those who helped in their rescue and in the disaster relief, and a powerful opportunity to emphasise the need to be prepared should disaster strike again.”

Rhys said that the Trust found it appropriate to conduct a memorial service on the Pencarrow Coast, where there had been significant loss of life, as the local community had responded to the emergency in "large measure" - some locals will still have strong memories of the appalling conditions encountered on the day.

“The survivors of the Wahine wish to pay tribute to the wonderful response they received from Eastbourne and the emergency services,” he says.

The 6:30am Dawn Service at the Wahine Memorial will be a public event, hosted by the Mayor of Hutt City, Ray Wallace, with Governor-general, Dame Patsy Reddy, in attendance. At 8:30am, Muritai School will host a public display, Eastbourne Remembers

Principal Bec Power says the public are invited to visit the school from 8:30am onward

that day. The display will feature work from the school students, along with other material provided from different sources.

The full schedule of events, which includes numerous activities at Frank Kitts Park and Queens Wharf on the waterfront in Wellington, can be found on the trusts website: http://www. wahine50.org.nz

TEV Wahine on its side, in the calm after the storm.

12 years on, battle of the Bays is still going strong

by Carl McRae

The sixth Eastbourne Games, the brainchild of multi-sportsman, Hugh Walcott, will be held this year on Sunday, March 4 at Williams Park and surrounds. But for the first time, Hugh will not be directly involved in the organisation or the running of the popular event.

He made it clear in 2016, following the completion of the most exciting games to date, that his time at the helm had come to an end and new blood was needed to keep the event going. The reins were picked up by Camille Astbury, long-time co-organiser during the Walcott era, Becky Grenfell and a whole new committee.

“I always considered that it was a continuous improvement process,” Hugh says, “with sustainable, ongoing value for the community. Knowing that the future is in good hands, with good people and fresh ideas, is of some relief to me. I’m also personally excited to be on the other side of the fence this time.”

Hugh, who grew up in Eastbourne, was inspired by a similar event he attended in Greenwich (on Sydney’s North Shore) and he says he felt sure that the formula would work back home in his local community.

Upon returning home in 2007, with young family in tow, he set about putting his own ideas into action and the following year, amidst much success and enjoyment, the inaugural Eastbourne Games were held at Bishop Park. High on the Walcott agenda was the fostering of inter-bay relations through a series of sporting, creative and scholarly games and pursuits.

Five hundred participants took part in Games One, spurred on by more than 2000 spectators and at the end of the long day's competition, it was Days Bay who held aloft the Eastbourne Games Trophy for the first time.

In the first five games, held biennially since 2008, Days Bay has enjoyed the most success. They came from behind to share the spoils with Muritai in 2014 and again in 2016 with Rona Bay, following a recount of points. Lowry Bay were victorious in 2010 and were just pipped at the post by Muritai two years later.

“The platform for early success was laid in the fun yet competitive landscape,” Hugh says, “but I

didn’t really have an overall plan for sustainability. It took ten years to foster enough belief in the community that they could carry it on. Faced with not having the games became the catalyst for continuation.”

The incoming organisers say it will be business as usual this year; a fun series of events held on one family friendly day, utilising our natural community assets - the park, the sea and the beach.

“We are updating the format to include new events,” says Camille. “We have tightened up the programme, so it ends earlier with a community BBQ and music. We are introducing a new system which will allow Bays to select their top ten events for scoring, in order to provide a more level playing field for the smaller bays.”

“This year, old favourites will return,” says co-organiser Stephen Newman, “and some past events will be revamped in order to get more participation and fun. Others will be dropped.

New events will also be introduced to cater for changing audience appeals. For example the water will see standup paddle boards in use and onshore IT challenges exploiting social media to excite many of our teens. This reflects the organisers recommitment to community fun over competitive angst.”

Setting the date became problematic for the new committee, with so many other local events on during the first quarter of 2018, and in the end an inevitable clash of happenings could not be fully avoided in such a congested period.

“The popular Wharf to Wharf race is on the same day,” says Camille, “and we are reasonably comfortable we can integrate, or at least run the two events in parallel, with minimal impact.”

Organiser of the Wharf to Wharf event, Mandy Holmwood, says that she is confident the two groups can ‘weave’ the components together.

“Going forward,” she says, “it may be worthwhile looking at combining the two, we may be able to draw from each other. Our only real concerns this year were based around health and safety issues. The Wharf to Wharf race is over three quarters of a century old.”

Hugh’s disconnecting fears have been

alleviated by faith in the new personnel associated with his baby, and the time is right for the Eastbourne Games to fly with them and on community fuel.

“We hope the 2018 Games will be bigger, brighter and more fun than ever,” Camille says. “Everyone is welcome. The raft of activities within the games means that there is something for small children to participate in, right up to senior family members.”

“It’s a great opportunity,” Hugh says, “for new people to use the games to engage, connect with their neighbourhood and become the leaders of the future.”

For those wishing to get involved in the fun, contact your team captain as listed in the advert in this month’s Eastbourne Herald, or go to Eastbourne Games Facebook Page: https:// www.facebook.com/events/137579150222305/

Hugh Walcott.

Feb all day festival celebrating local kai

What began life as a novel idea for an evening's entertainment at the pub a decade ago, has morphed into a spectacular all day festival for Wild Food Challenge creator, Bill Manson.

“The first few were held at the old Lifeboat Tavern,” says Bill, “but by the last, patrons had spilled out onto the streets. By the time we had changed venue and secured the Pavilion, expansion was organic.”

From such small beginnings, Bill developed his own formula and has since successfully taken his blueprint around not only New Zealand, but the world. Regions of Finland, France and Italy have embraced his concept and created annual events themselves using localised or native edible flora and fauna. At the most recent overseas challenge in Hawaii last November, Bill was able to secure the services of Maui resident Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac fame, as a judge.

Bill says that although the event has grown and is limitless as to where it can be taken to, its heart still belongs in Eastbourne.

“It's our local event,” he says, “and we don’t want to lose its core. It's a celebration of what people do naturally; gather, hunt and cook. We have some amazing cooks out here and some incredible resources.”

Bill says that he is continually "blown out of the water" by the diversity of dishes that the challenge throws up and that the blokes only angle, associated with what has been perceived

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as primarily a hunting and fishing exercise, is very sadly misguided.

“Some of the vegan dishes and desserts that are offered up are wonderful,” he adds, “and often win categories ahead of more traditional wild game based entries.”

Over the past three or four years, says Bill, the whole concept has been upscaled, giving people more to do throughout the day as a whole. Food and cooking education will been provided this year through demonstrations and workshops. ‘Deer Breakdown’ and ‘Legacy of Fish’ are two such topics on offer, the latter dealing with how to obtain zero wastage from cooking and preparing seafood.

“This year we will have three sections,” Bill says, “cooking, tasting and judging. We’ve designed things to give the public more interaction with multiple points of interest, connected by artisan stands and people cooking

“The Eastbourne Fire Brigade will give an exhibition on cooking safety. There will be two bars operating, both selling regional craft beers. A demonstration hangi will be put down with

all edible bush plants and sea weeds, coastal and bush foraging in a traditional sense.”

Bill says that a festival feel has developed and that community involvement and participation is the key. He also believes that the now all day affair should be established as part of the summer calendar, necessitating it being pulled forward to February 24.

Hutt City Council, who Bill says has been a fantastic partner to work alongside, is to provide ground blankets for all, as the day will conclude with ‘Rhythm & Reels’, a free concert by The Howlers, followed by the 2016 movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople on a specially erected big screen in Williams Park.

“There will be so much going on,” says Bill, “corridors of things to see and do. But number one is fun."

Bill Manson.

Yoga for one and all

Faith in the Community

Light vs Dark

by Louise Parry

Jeanne Weinstock is keen to spread the word that yoga is for everyone. She's put her money where her mouth is, running classes for both children and adults.

This year, Jeanne is running what she believes is a first for the Wellington region - family yoga retreats.

"To be able to plant the seeds of mindfulness and self care, and movement in contact is so magical," she says.

A yoga instructor for seven years, she runs classes for adults in Days Bay, at the Muritai Yacht Club, and in Johnsonville, as well as from her Oroua Street home.

In recent years she has expanded her work to children.

Yoga's first principle translates as "nonviolence", which Jeanne teaches her young charges to mean kindness.

She takes children in small groups of five to

six year-olds, five to nine year-olds, and ten to 13 year-olds.

The youngest children have shorter classes and play games.

The five and six year-old class starts with a wee, one minute meditation - if they can hold themselves still for one minute, I'm very proud," Jeanne says.

Jeanne is hoping her family retreats will provide meaningful time for families, which could include one or more parents, children and even grandparents.

The camps will take place in March and April at Waihoanga, at Otaki Gorge.

Jeanne says the retreats, which are a commonplace activity for adult yogis, will offer a space for all to connect with nature and improve their wellbeing.

Jeanne herself is a mother of three, and she and her two daughters will run the second retreat, designed for mothers and daughters. She says there is no age limit on yoga.

At the beginning of the year when much in the world looks dark and dismal, I am reminded it was in just that sort of environment John’s Gospel was written. The life of the early church under the crushing power of the Roman Empire was no cake-walk, but John is bold to say in his first paragraph - “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.”

Currently, there’s a TV re-run of the Lord of the Rings, an epic tale about the battle of Light against Darkness. As in all great stories, against all odds, good prevails and Frodo wins through. Now we may not be called to star in a Box Office Smash, nor even to have much influence on world affairs, but the most insidious form of darkness is despair, when hope dies. And that can occur in our neighbourhood, among friends, even in our families. If you want to help counter encroaching darkness you could do worse than take that old Sunday school song to heart - “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine”. And if your own light begins to falter remember that the light John was speaking of was that found in the life and teaching of Jesus. It’s still there to light your way.

St Alban’s: Pop-in-and-play playgroup (at St Ronan’s) restarts Friday 2 February 9.30-11.30am.

San Antonio: Children’s Mass will recommence soon.

St Ronan’s: Mainly Music restarts 1 February 9.30 to 10.30am, Toy Library restarts Monday 29 January 8.00-9.00pm and Tuesday 30 January 9.30-10.30am.

Combined: Ash Wednesday Service (at San Antonio) Wednesday 14 February 7pm.

Jeanne Weinstock with some of her students.

Garden Stuff with Sandy Lang

February: Late-summer. Hot, windy, dry. Water restrictions. On Eastbourne’s sandy soils, heavy watering quickly goes below the roots so plants can’t get it – wasted water. As it goes it takes minerals down - wasted minerals. Lower Hutt’s current water regulations disallow irrigation systems and sprinklers but allow hand-held hoses. So, water little and often. Water early mornings – less evaporation in the cool – wet leaves overnight grow fungal diseases. A mulch blanket holds in water and keeps soil cool in strong sun - see www.mulchpile.org

Ambivalence: Your garden is alive with birds. You’re in two minds about birds. You love their singing but you hate their predations. Urban gardens are ideal for birds. Your lifestyle provides a wide range of foods. Your trees provide good cover – safe nesting, safe roosting.

Beach, Bush & Britain: Seabirds rarely stray far from the seashore and bush birds rarely far from the bush. It’s all about habitat and food. In your garden there’s the tui, and the occasional kereru, fantail and silvereye but most garden birds are British – blackbirds, thrushes, starlings and sparrows.

Quid pro quo: Blackbirds and thrushes, sing beautifully for their supper (your buds, seedlings, small fruits). But blackbird parents can also take 500 hungry caterpillars to their nestlings in a day. Meanwhile, thrushes are often seen beating the brains out of a snail on a stone. Given the damage done to your plants by caterpillars and snails, these birds’ eating habits are not all bad… In winter, sparrows (range 10 km) and starlings (range 100 km) maraud in flocks from afar, in summer they pair up and nest locally. Though these only say “tweet”, they do eat some insect pests too. What to do…?

Scaring: Almost anything new scares birds at first - but almost nothing scares them after day three. They get used to scarecrows, hawk kites, big-eye balloons and tinsel. Hi-tech acoustic scarers are doubtfully effective, costly and annoy your dog/cat…

Killing: Poisons work, but threaten native birds, pets and children. Guns work. Birds don’t like guns - neither do the police…

Exclusion: Bird nets work. They’re used extensively in viticulture. They’re cheap at $1.50 /m2. They last well.

Future? Bird problems will worsen as efforts to rescue native birds will also increase garden bird populations. Worse… With more bush birds in the bush, some will learn to feed in your nearby garden too…!

Sandy Lang slang@xtra.co.nz

Te Reo class set to resume

by Carl McRae

A course run last year at Muritai School by Days Bay resident, Arini Poutu, was so successful that she intends to pick it up again this forthcoming school term.

Arini says she saw an opportunity to reach out to the community and began a Maori language beginners course aimed at novice users of Te Reo. The course was specially designed for Eastbourne denizens and initially the aim was to teach the correct pronunciation of local Maori street and place names.

Following a meeting during the 1920s, Lower Hutt and Eastbourne Borough councillors elected to re-name 47 local streets. The predominantly English titles were replaced by Maori names, mainly native names of regional flora and fauna.

“This was the basis of the course,” Arini says. “I am interested in helping people to pronounce Maori words and the words we see everyday, here where we live, seemed like a great place to start.”

During the four lessons, beginning with an introduction to Maori vowels, macrons and alphabet (arapu), Arini says that the names are broken down into building blocks and people are encouraged to make up their own phonetic versions so as to hold on to the basis of the word. The meaning of the word and why the street was named as such were also discussed further.

“I wanted to provide a welcoming and supportive environment to learn Maori”, Arini says, “and the course is designed to take learners on a journey into the basics.”

Learning in this immersion environment, the names are expanded in later lessons to include the suburbs of Wellington, geographical features, Iwi and hapu. The hope and intent is that

subsequent focus through the whole Whanau will aid and abet a higher level of proficiency and understanding of Te Reo.

When she first came up with the idea, Arini says she realised that she needed an appropriate venue with access to technology and approached principal Bec Power, about the possible use of Muritai School.

“Bec was very supportive,” says Arini. “Not only did it allow for an increase in Maori language to be taught at the school, I was able to help staff with pronunciation and offer a course that would attract parents also.”

Bec Power says that she is delighted for the school to be involved in the community classes as the hosting venue.

“We had several staff attend,” she says, “with more keen to attend the 2018 options too. We thoroughly enjoyed attending the sessions, and all of us came away with a much greater knowledge of our local area and how to pronounce place names correctly.”

“We all improved our pronunciation,” she says, “grew our vocabulary and connected with a wide range of people we may never have met from around Eastbourne and Bays. We are extremely lucky to have a resource and taonga like Arini in our local community to provide such a unique opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive and fun way.”

Arini advertised the 1 1/2 hour lessons on the Community Facebook page and within 24 hours, the first class of twenty was full, with a waiting list in excess of thirty. This year she plans to offer the same beginners course each term, but during the evenings for those working throughout the day.

Email arinipoutu@gmail.com to reserve your place.

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Mondays

• Retired Persons’ Assn 4th Mon. Ph 5627365.

• “Baby Bounce & Rhyme” at the library 10.30am.

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

• DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Andrea Jensen 02102797311.

• Pt Howard Playcentre. Mon 9.15 -11.45am. Morag 021 150-7997.

• Historical Society of Eastbourne local studies room open above the library 2-4pm every Monday. Historical Society of Eastbourne local studies room open above the library 2-4 pm every Monday and also 11am - Noon on Last Saturday every month.

• Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade training every Monday 7-9pm. Ph Ross Carroll Chief Fire Officer 562 7001 for more info.

• Rotary Pencarrow meets 6.30pm Lowry Bay Yacht Club, Seaview - phone Don 562 7409.

• Toy Library 8-9pm. Kathryn 562 6271. www.eastbournemibase.com.au

Tuesdays

• Pt Howard Playcentre Tues 9.15 -11.45am. Morag 021 150-7997.

• Days Bay Playcentre Puddle Jumpers Tues 10:30 to 12 noon: Messy and Sensory play for children 2 years and under. Casual sessions, $3 donation.

• Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236.

• Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the month. Phone Kate 5627096.

• East Harbour Women’s Club Morning Tea & Chat Group 10am. Contact Glendyr

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562 7181.

• Eastbourne Embroidery Group, St Ronan’s Church lounge 10am-12noon.

• Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Jeanne 562 8555.

• Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Mike 562 8688.

• Poetry group, every second Tuesday meet to read and enjoy poems old and new. Phone 562 8387.

• Toy Library 9.30am-10.30am. Kathryn 562 6271. www.eastbournemibase.com. au

Wednesdays

• Library preschool story time 2–2.25pm.

• Pt Howard Playcentre Wed 9.15 -11.45am. Morag 021 150-7997.

• Scottish Country Dance. Merryn 562 0236.

• Bridge Club 7-10pm. Shona 562 7073.

• DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Andrea Jensen 02102797311.

Thursdays

• St Ronan’s Mainly Music, 9.30am10.30am, contact Cathy 027 213 9342.

• SPACE at Days Bay Playcentre. Michelle 971 8598.

• East Harbour Women’s Club Bolivia card group 12.45 pm, contact Glendyr 562 7181; Bridge 1pm, contact Heather 5627995

• East Harbour Woen's Club Evening Group meet every third Thursday of the month at 7pm with Guest Speaker. Contact: Diane 562 7555. Evening Group meets every third Thursday of the month at 7pm with Guest Speaker Contact: Diane 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.

Fridays

• St Alban’s Pop in and Play, at St Ronan’s Church Hall, 9am-11.30am, contact Stefi 021 178 2099.

• Pt Howard Playcentre Fri 9.15 -11.45am. Morag 021 150-7997.

• AA Plunket Rooms 7.30pm. Mark 566 6444/ Pauline 562 7833

• DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Andrea Jensen 02102797311.

• Discovery Time for 4years+ at San Antonio School, 78 Oroua Street, 9.3010.30am. 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 10.00am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn 562 8722 or Val 562 8181.

Sundays

• Church services - see page 28.

• AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Pauline 562 7833.

Days Bay

Over the past 20 years a lot has been done to restore East Harbour Regional Park through trapping pests and growing and planting trees to assist natural revegetation. Many MIRO and other volunteers from Eastbourne, the Bays and beyond, working with the support of Greater Wellington Regional Council, have been involved in this. But how do we measure how effective we have been?

One measure of success is to monitor how many pest animals are about. The possum population in the Northern Forest has been monitored for the past 20 years and the results show very low levels for the past 15 years. This is great news for our forest, especially trees such as Rata, which are very vulnerable to possum browsing.

The rat population in the Northern Forest has been measured since 2005 using 100 monitoring tunnels permanently located in the forest, with inked cards to record footprints placed in the tunnels for one night, four times a year. The inked cards are actually rebaited and left for a further three nights so as to record stoats, weasels and hedgehogs. The results from the rat monitoring are a bit mixed in that the numbers inside the Mainland Island (a more intensively controlled area within our Park) are

consistently lower than in less well-controlled areas, but are still often above a target of 5% of tunnels tracked. In part, this is due to the rat population increasing massively during a beech mast (a time when our beech trees drop a lot of seed). Unfortunately, this means our vulnerable native birds are not protected as well as we would like, so this is a continuing challenge for us.

A different approach is needed for monitoring our birds. This is done using annual 5-minute bird counts, where trained observers wait at specific sites (40 in all) and note down all the birds they can see and hear in that time. Last year, 20 different species were recorded and, in total 32 different species have been recorded across the forest since counts began in 1999. Predominant species are Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Tui and Blackbird. Most of our regionally rare endemic species continue to be recorded including Fantail, Bellbird, Kingfisher, Whitehead, Wood Pigeon, Rifleman and Tomtit, as well as nationally threatened Falcon and Kakariki (yellow and red-crowned). The 5-minute bird counts do not give us very specific information about the overall bird population, but they are good measure of what species are present. However, we have recently been able

to purchase 5 acoustic recorders from DOC that we will be using to measure bird calls in the forest and at selected sites in our urban area. We hope that eventually these measurements will show more clearly the changes in bird numbers through analysis of such things as call rate and strength of the dawn chorus.

Now that ERAT (our urban trapping project, supported by Ministry for the Environment and Hutt City Council) is well underway, we have extended the monitoring to our urban area with 100 tracking tunnels on the properties of ERAT participants and a further 70 on parts of the foreshore, where we were assisted by students from both Wellesley College and San Antonio School (see photo). Preliminary results from the first monitor show that there is a large presence of hedgehogs in many areas, but fewer rats than expected, although this might be because the hedgehogs got to the bait first! It will be interesting to see how the monitoring results change as the ERAT Project gets fully-established.

Gail Abel, Sally Bain and Terry Webb, MIRO Interested in helping MIRO? Email: info@ miro.org.nz

Slow drivers frustrate

The recent letter by one Mr McHugh has me perplexed; his letter was in response to an earlier letter written by a Mr Mendzela with whom I am not acquainted.

I do however feel the need to respond. No one condones dangerous driving, however the fact that it occurs is not in itself justification for ignoring the common courtesy of pulling over if you are travelling at significantly lower speeds than the documented speed limited.

Many trips to and from the Bays are blighted by slow and inconsiderate drivers.

I cannot tell whether they are sightseers who are so impressed with the view that they fail to see the road signs or the snake of vehicles in their rear view mirror, or amateur road police who prefer to drive slower than needed to enforce their version of the law.

Either way, it is this frustration that no doubt leads to careless and even dangerous driving. In this respect the road to the Bays is no different to the state highway system. Slow inconsiderate drivers and also some cyclists frustrate other road users and cause others drivers to make rash and clearly foolish decsions.

To believe they have no part to play in ensuring our roads are safer simply beggars belief.

Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade Open Nights

We currently have a very worrying shortage of volunteers, with the Brigade down to less than 50 percent of its optimum membership. This not only puts a lot of pressure on the existing Brigade members, but leaves the community vulnerable, especially for daytime and weekend crewing.

We will be holding a series of Open Nights through February and March at the Fire Station, 2 Makaro Street, Eastbourne to demonstrate some of the things we do and what’s involved with being a Volunteer Firefighter.

Dates and times for the Open Nights are:

• Monday 12th February 7pm

• Monday 19th February 7pm

• Monday 26th February 7pm

• Monday 12th March 7pm

For more information on becoming a Volunteer Firefighter, call the Chief Fire Officer, Ross Carroll (021 648 114) or visit www. fireandemergency.nz for more information.

Escape Plans

Most fires start in Kitchens (25%), Bedrooms (13%) and Family rooms, including Lounges (16%). Make sure you have an escape plan and practice escaping from your house every three to six months.

Remember, you need to:

• Have working Smoke Alarms.

• Know two escape routes out of every room, if possible.

• Make sure that doors and windows

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needed for escape are clear and easy to open and that there is a safe way to reach the ground from upper floors.

• Keep keys in deadlocks at all times when at home.

• Specify an outside meeting place at a safe distance from the property, such as the letterbox or front gate, preferably somewhere that you can identify yourselves to the Emergency Services on arrival.

• Make special plans for young children and older people.

There is a very good interactive ‘Escape my House’ video at www.fireandemergency.nz as well as lots of other practical advice on fire safety.

Emergency Call Outs:

• 05 Dec 17 – Fire on Beach, Burdans Gate

• 07 Dec 17 – Fire on Beach, Burdans gate

• 17 Dec 17 – False Alarm

• 20 Dec 17 – Alarm Activation, Nikau St

• 21 Dec 17 – Lifting Assistance, Kauri St

• 27 Dec 17 – Domestic Flooding, Point Howard

• 02 Jan 18 – Fire on Beach, Coast Rd

• 02 Jan 18 – Fire on Beach, Burdans Gate

• 03 Jan 18 – Fumes in house, Karamu St

• 04 Jan 18 – Fire on Beach, Bus Barns

• • 15 Jan 18 – Power Pole on Fire, Point Howard

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SPORT

George graduates into the top ranks

by Steve McMorran

Eastbourne’s George Gautrey has moved into the top rank of New Zealand senior sailors after finishing second behind three-time champion Andrew McKenzie at last weekend’s New Zealand Laser Championships in Christchurch.

Muritai’s Gautrey is in his first season in the full-rig Laser class after twice winning the Laser Radial national championship, defending his title at Eastbourne in 2016, and finishing second in that class at the 2015 World Youth Sailing Championships.

Gautrey fought a head-to-head battle with McKenzie for the national title and was still in close contention going into the penultimate race in which he picked up a start line penalty, his second of the regatta at the Naval Point Yacht Club.

The penalty allowed McKenzie to hold onto his national title, beating Gautrey by 15 points, but Gautrey added to his second placing by winning the National Under-21 championship.

The 22 year-old McKenzie became only the third sailor after Andy Maloney (2013-15) and Andrew Murdoch (2009-12) to win the New Zealand Laser Championship in three consecutive years. Five others, including America’s Cup star Russell Coutts, have won the title three times but not consecutively.

New Zealand’s top two Laser sailors, Sam Meech and Tom Saunders, missed the championships to compete at the year’s first World Cup regatta in Miami but that didn’t take any lustre from Gautrey’s achievement. He showed again that he is a match for the best sailors New Zealand can produce in one of the world’s largest and most competitive classes.

Gautrey was third in the first race of the championship, received a start line penalty in the second but then entered his duel with McKenzie winning two and finishing second in three of the next five races. He came into the final day of the championships, on which two races were sailed, on terms with McKenzie but his penalty in race nine ended his title chances. He was second behind McKenzie in race 10.

Another former Eastbourne resident, Andrew Dellabarca, won the New Zealand Laser Masters title, clinching the championship with a win in the final race.

Earlier this month, Gautrey finished 13th in a powerful international field at the Sail Sydney Regatta.

Gautrey will be among 32 of New Zealand’s top youth sailors competing in the first stop of the 2018 Red Bull Foiling Generation World Series, to be held at Auckland’

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on February 24 and 25.

He will crew with skipper Kate Stewart in one of 16 New Zealand youth teams contesting the first leg of the seven-stop series which acts as a talent scout for the world’s best sailors aged 16 to 20. The series provides those sailors with an opportunity to advance their careers through elite hydrofoil racing, culminating with a world final in November 2018.

George Gautrey with the silverware at the New Zealand Laser Championships.

Eastbourne bowlers to vie for third title triumph

by Steve McMorran

The men’s premier team of the Eastbourne Bowling Club reaches the major test this weekend in its bid to become the first to win the national interclub championship three years in a row.

Eastbourne will face off with Titahi Bay, Wilton and Victoria in the playoffs of the Wellington interclub championship on Saturday (Jan. 27) to decide which team represents the Wellington centre in the national finals at the Naenae Bowling Club on March 3 and 4. The Eastbourne team must win to qualify for the national final and keep alive its hopes of an historic three-peat.

The Eastbourne premier women’s team, in only its second year at the top level of Wellington interclub bowls, will vie with Naenae, Johnsonville and Victoria on Saturday in a bid to win its first Wellington premier title and the right

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to compete in the national championships for the first time

Eastbourne’s men finished second in their premier division, eight points behind Victoria after nine rounds of the regular season while the women qualified for the playoffs in fourth position.

Eastbourne has already been part of history in recent weeks after Gary Lawson, who will be a key member of its bid for a third interclub titles, won his 12th and 13th titles at the recent National Championships.

Lawson teamed with Ali Forsyth to win the pairs then combined with Forsyth, Eastbourne teammate Justin Goodwin and Shannon McIlory to win the fours. The pairs win gave Lawson his 12th national title and the fours success his 13th while Goodwin claimed his third national title.

But Lawson’s success was truly historic: no other New Zealand bowler has won as many national titles as the two-time world champion who remains a core member of the Eastbourne team that first won the national title under his leadership in 2008

Meanwhile, Hayley May and Fiona McKinlay of Eastbourne also achieved a momentous success when they combined to win the prestigious Wellington

Open Pairs title after beating teammates Tanya Wheeler and Sheryl Young in the semifinals. The pairs win was a first for Eastbourne women.

May and McKinlay beat Wheeler and Young 21-14 in the semifinals and went on to beat Debbie Hanna and Patricia Wishnowsky of Petone Central 16-13 in a thrilling final.

The Eastbourne pair trailed 13-5 after 10 ends and were still behind 13-9 after 13 ends but finished strongly with seven shots on the last five ends.

WELCOME TO DAYS BAY PLAYCENTRE

Our kids are all rearing to get back to Playcentre and into some good, old fashioned, messy fun!

Playcentre is a different kind of early childhood education experience, where children find quality child-led learning, and adults find support, friendship and children ready for a long post-playcentre nap!

Term 1 commences 7th of February

Our general sessions are open to all ages 0-6 years - Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9am to noon.

Puddle Jumpers is for ages 2 and under - Tuesday mornings, 10:30am to 12 noon. Parents, grandparents, nannies and all caregivers welcome.

For more information, contact Andrea 02102797311, or pop in during a session time.

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News from our local playcentres

Eastbourne's Hayley May and Fiona McKinlay after winning the Wellington Centre Women's Open Pairs.

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BRIEFS

Eastbourne’s Stella Beck continues to light up the scoreboard in an outstanding valedictory season in American college basketball. Beck scored a career-high 31 points and added seven rebounds and seven assists in her Moraga, Californiabased St. Mary’s College latest 96-88 win over Pacific University. Beck had a team high 17 points on a perfect six for six shooting performance by halftime.

Nea Blackham , Lea Pummer and Sam Woolley were among 630 players from New Zealand’s seven football federations who competed at the National Age Group Championships at Petone over the Christmas holidays. Blackham, Pummer and Woolley were all members of the Wellington team which contested the under-14 girls division. The division was won by Auckland while the Federation Cup for the most successful federation across all age divisions was won by Mainland or Canterbury. football.

Relay teams represented Muritai School with distinction at the Regional Primary School Athletics championships last month. The Year 6 Girls team finished second in a close finish while the Year 4 Girls and Year 6 boys were third in a competition among schools from throughout the Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapiti region. Aubrey Chunga had an outstanding championships, winning four medals. He was first in the Year 4 Boys 60 metres sprint and high jump and second in the 100 metres sprint and long jump. Mia Campbell was second in the Year 6 Girls high jump.

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ORGANIC GARDENER: BSc (ecology) beautiful gardens…naturally ph 562 8726 or txt 027 6939 323.

BABYSITTING: Hi, I am a friendly, reliable 15 year-old who is keen to do babysitting or any other jobs. I live in Eastbourne, and am free after 4pm each day, and on the weekends. If you have anything I can help you with, please phone or text my mum on 027 254 5434.

Window Cleaning residential and commercial phone Graeme 5692247 or txt 027 2509847

GARDEN WORKER for all weeding, tidying and garden maintenance contact Hamish on 022 3748453.

Lawn Mowing and all Lawn Care phone Dan Reed 027 3371360.

Guthrie Cottage - beautiful self-contained beach-front accommodation. Perfect for excess visitors or enjoy all of the comforts of home while you renovate. www.guthriecottage. co.nz - email: gceastbourne@gmail.com

LOST: Sunday, January 21 on Rimu Street footpath: Small, gold, Longines wristwatch with leather strap. Reward. Phone 479 1919.

EURO Male, 53 looking for a friendship, a soul mate - a well groomed man of around my age or older. I enjoy dining, opera, theatre, museums and art galleries. I'm honest, loyal and caring. If you would like to meet me for a coffee and a chat, send a reply to Box 965 PO Box 30029, Lower Hutt 5010.

SONNY'S YOGA – EASTBOURNE CLASSES

- Enjoy a relaxing yoga class near the ocean. Every Wednesday 6.30pm Muritai Yacht Club starting 7 Feb 2018. Beginners welcome.

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FELDENKRAIS METHOD® classes . Learn to move more easily, reduce tension and increase mobility. Wednesdays 7.30 –8.30pm, 14th March to 4th April. Eastbourne Library committee room. Contact Lois Ollivier 04 5899951 or 027 6011858.

Local Music Teacher Has Vacancies for primary, secondary and tertiary students. Reasonable rates. Piano, singing, theory and improvisation. A creative approach. Call Dotty on 045620915. Adult students welcome.

Cash buyer looking for house Days Bay, three bedrooms, good sun, easy access, garage, low maintenance, a view would be wonderful. Up to 950K. Phone: 5628740.”

East Harbour Women’s Club – are you new to Eastbourne or would like to meet other local women? Come along to our first get together of 2018 at the clubrooms – 145 Muritai Road – at 7pm on Thursday, 15th February for drinks/nibbles. For more information, phone Diane 5627555 or 0273417545.

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