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School tree split an act of Nature Is Tupua Horo Nuku sustainable? by Louise Parry
With a 16cm sea level rise predicted from 2030-2040 and increasing storms, is Marine Drive sustainable in the future? In a joint report on the shared path project Tupua Horo Nuku, Hutt City Council and Te Ara Tupua Alliance acknowledge that "sea level rise will increase the frequency of inundation and overtopping of the existing structures", and that the current design of the sea wall would compromise Marine Drive. The report also says some areas of Marine Drive are significantly affected during storm events, which are predicted to go from a 1 in 100 year event to once per year between 2030-2040. "Storm events increase tidal height as well as wave height. The combined effects result in significantly greater overtopping, inundation and wave effects.” The report says that without the project, or comparable works, increased storms would mean more temporary closures of the road, resulting in reduced access (including utility connections) to the Eastern Bays and potential severed infrastructure (the most significant being the main sewer pipe). "The loss of these connections would put the health and safety and wellbeing of some 5,000 people at risk as well as creating potentially significant regional adverse effects (for example if treated wastewater were to be discharged directly into Wellington Harbour).” Acknowledging the shared path design will not provide full protection, the report says it will improve resilience and functionality, and allows for future adaptations. While the
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Was it really struck by lightning? The children seemed to think so… Quinn Forde, in blue, explains his theory to his mother Bryony Forde, left, watched by Aleks Churchouse, on the safety cone, and his mother Gemma Churchouse, behind the tree. The damaged portion of the old ngaio tree split by last month’s overnight storm was removed soon after this photo was taken.
curved seawalls are designed to ensure splash reduction/wave redirection is better than those they replace, the project sdoes not include mitigation of run-off from the hills on the landward side of the road. Engineers say the project has included some work to future-proof some of the critical storm water culverts on the landward side that extend to the new seawalls - to enable upgrades in the future - but that the landward side of Marine Drive was not in the scope of the project. They are working
with Wellington Water and HCC to "identify opportunities where some immediate work could be combined with Tupua Horo Nuku. This will be done where it makes sense. "We know that over the coming years more work will be needed on transport and water infrastructure to adapt to the effects of climate change, but not all of this work can be incorporated within Tupua Horo Nuku," Kara Puketapu-Dentice, Director Economy and Development at Hutt City Council says.
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The Eastbourne Herald, 21 July 2022
Eastbourne open for more, taller housing As re qu i re d by t h e government, Hutt City Council has approved a draft change to the District Plan for public consultation that will pave the way for higher and denser housing across Hutt City. Included in the proposed changes are that buildings up to four storeys, subject to planning permission, will be allowed in areas around the commercial shopping centres in Stokes Valley, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne. Other areas of Lower Hutt will be allowed buildings up to six-storeys high. Some low-density areas, including Lowry Bay, will be included in new intensification rules. New building heights and density are reduced in some areas of the city on sites with specific constraints to building. This means more development is still possible but consent
Cook-a-doodle Do! This year the Muritai Home & School Committee is focusing on raising funds for new and improved kitchen appliances for the school hall refurbishment. One of their fundraising projects is a doodle-colouring recipe book – students have supplied, then doodled on, their favourite recipes, resulting in 260-odd pages of fun colouring-in. The recipes are good too! A sample copy will be available to view at the school office at the beginning of Term 3. Pre-sales open Thursday 28 July and details will be posted on the Eastbourne Community Noticeboard and Muritai School Facebook pages, or email gen@genevievepacker.com. With a target of $15,000, other fundraising projects planned for this year include named bucket hats for students, staff and family, a car boot sale in Spring and tote bags featuring students’ self-portraits.
from the council will be required. Development will be constrained on sites at risk from natural hazards like flooding, tsunami, and coastal hazards (including climate change and sea level rise) and within 20m of the Wellington fault line. The existing heritage protection in the District Plan will still apply. Six additional residential heritage areas have been identified and the changes propose to limit the scale of future development in these areas; along with those of significance to Māori, including those close to marae and urupā, affected by the changes. In addition, the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) issued by the Government means HCC is also required to allow housing of at least six storeys within walking distance of train stations, the CBD and the Petone commercial area. More housing
(also known as intensification) must be allowed around smaller commercial centres including in Avalon, Moera, Stokes Valley, Wainuiomata and Eastbourne. Developers will be required to pay financial contributions for infrastructure and reserves, based on the number of dwellings created, not per subdivision. Minimum landscaping, outlook and façade glazing rules will be implemented. The draft was developed with input from Mana Whenua and survey feedback from residents and will be open for public comment in August. This feedback will be considered at a public hearing in the first half of next year. Public submissions open next month, and will be heard by council in April, 2023. The final plan change will be implemented in August 2023.
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The Eastbourne Herald, 21 July 2022
Communicating science of wellbeing by Ann Packer
Next ECB meeting: 7.15pm Tuesday 23 August, 2022, East Harbour Women’s Club, 145 Muritai Rd. Keep Wednesday evening, 3 August free for a meeting about climate change and its current and future effect on Eastbourne. A panel of experts will discuss: • managing the impacts of sea level rise • the impact of escalating hazards on insurance • how Hutt City Council is adapting its district plan • what Regional Council plans to achieve by 2030 in terms of transport changes. Venue: Eastbourne Sports and Services Club. Time: 7.00 to 9.30pm. Consider standing for the Eastbourne Community Board In October’s local body elections, Eastbourne residents will be able to vote to decide who will represent them on the Eastbourne Community Board (ECB). There are five board members plus a council representative. At least one member of the current ECB is not standing again this year. If you have an interest in local politics and community, now is a good time to consider standing for the community board. If you would like to know more about what is involved, contact any of the ECB members listed below. You can also read more on lgnz.co.nz (search for 2022 local elections). 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
You may have seen her on TV, where she’s a regular on Seven Sharp. Or heard her on Radio New Zealand or Newstalk ZB, speaking with easy authority to any one of their hosts on the subject of mental health in these uncertain times. Eastbourne-resident Jacqui Macguire, winner of this year’s Wellingtonian of the Year in the Education category, is "a clinical psychologist on a mission to destigmatize mental health and make evidenced-based support accessible to all New Zealanders” as her citation goes. For more than seven years she has been a keynote speaker at conferences – local government, principals’ associations, multinationals such as Microsoft – as well as producing features for Stuff, The New Zealand Herald and magazines such as Thrive, to open our eyes to a new way of thinking. At a time when anxiety and depression have risen by 27 percent, with young people 18-34 years experiencing the greatest rise, Jacqui Maguire believes we all deserve access to support, and usable knowledge. “We’re not designed to live well in uncertainty,” she says. Currently, she is particularly concerned about maternal mental health and the impact of rising living costs on our collective wellbeing. “I look at my peers raising young children,” she says. “Most of us are struggling, and yet we’re smart , well-educated women! “Under-resourced perinatal services, globalisation leading to a lack of wider whānau support, the need for double incomes to survive and constant external pressure on how you should be ‘mumming’ all contribute to the picture – and we have to do better. Our māmās and tamariki deserve better.” Ms Maguire also says as the country faces mounting economic pressure, we must acknowledge the importance of prioritizing self-care and mental health. Financial hardship is closely linked to reduced mental health and increased domestic violence and addiction rates. Yet she insists proactively supporting wellbeing and mental health is not complicated. “We need to strip it back, to personalize it, to find what really matters to us. We don’t want to overwhelm people and make it tricky, or trite.” Time in nature, nutritious food, listening to music, adventure, coffee catch-ups, a cycle to the lighthouse – these are the daily habits that make a difference. Now recognized internationally, Ms Maguire, 33, never intended to become a clinical psychologist. She grew up in Eastbourne with a mother who is still a practising psychologist, and a social worker father – yet had no intention of becoming a therapist confined to a room. “Not for me!” she laughs. An “Eastbourne girl through and through” – like many before and since she worked after school at the greengrocer’s – she now considers herself a mum before all else; she and architect husband Patrick Maguire are fortunate to have
Jacqui Maguire with husband Patrick and children Orla and Coco.
her family close by, plus a local nanny, to share care of Órla, 3, and Coco, 1. Leaving high school, Ms Maguire started university at Medical School, but really wanted “a more direct route to helping more people”. Moving into a Psychology degree at Victoria University, she was chosen for the Clinical Psychology specialty – offered to about 10 annually. In spite of topping her class, a “quarter-life crisis” saw her still trying to run from the psychologist’s role. She turned to real estate, and within 18 months was heading the company, acquiring valuable business skills and developing her entrepreneurial talent. The combination of psychology and business led her down the path of corporate wellbeing, where she has firmly cemented her career. She now researches psychological studies in order to translate them into easy-to-understand concepts, while offering practical strategies to support personal wellbeing and relationships. During Lockdown Ms Maguire wrote and self-published a children’s book, When the Wind Blew, to help pre-schoolers like Órla understand what was swirling around them. And for adults she began interviewing international experts such as organizational psychologist Adam Grant, publishing the conversations as podcasts under the label Mind Brew. The series is now into its third season. How does she do it all? “I’m a hungry learner,” she says. “I soak up information and I retain it. A good memory makes a massive difference. But mainly I am driven by a belief that I want people to have a good life. And I want them to know that they have the capacity and skills to create that for themselves. I know I have been very fortunate – I've got the psychological knowledge and I seem to have the skills to communicate that. Holding the passion for serving others is what keeps me going.” So, what works for her personally? “Seeing the sea, my daily long black at Hive, and snuggling with my kids while reading books at the end of the day – the basics.” Mindbrew podcasts are on Spotify, Apple, jacquimaguire.co.nz/
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The Eastbourne Herald, 21 July 2022
Local artist in the running for Parkin Drawing Prize by Ann Packer For the first nine years from its inception, Greg Chaston was actively involved in the facilitation and production of the Parkin Drawing Prize exhibition at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Galleries on Queens Wharf, in his roles as the 140-year-old Academy’s vice-president then president. An artist for most of his life, the Eastbourne resident also submitted work himself but had not been successful as a finalist in Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier drawing award – though his list of inclusions in finalist exhibitions for other national awards is impressive. Ironically, this year – following his retirement from the Academy role – Mr Chaston is one of 76 finalists in the Parkin exhibition, selected from 589 entries, the highest number since 2014. There’s no question of his previous involvement having played a part as the selectors – John Walsh, Virginia Leonard and Matt Gauldie – judge blind, meaning they don’t know any of the artists’ names in advance. The Parkin Prize, valued at $25,000, includes drawing in all its forms – “as discovery, a testing of ideas, and decision making” – but try to get a definition of drawing and you’ll draw a blank, so to speak. Artists have created their marks using everything imaginable, from charcoal, pencil and typewriter ribbon on paper, to scratches on metal, and from miniscule to massive in size. Mr Chaston’s drawing, a black-and-white portrait in charcoal and acrylic, features another Eastbourne local, Rick Barnes, who is Greg’s brother-in-law. Sitting took many weeks and resulted in two portraits, one in charcoal and the other in oils. It was decided to submit the charcoal for selection. The artist, who moved to Eastbourne 18 months ago from the Kāpiti Coast with his partner Helen Forrest – also an artist, and a Parkin finalist in 2016 – grew up in Thorndon and knew from the age of about seven that he wanted to draw. He was already pursuing his craft at St Mary’s then Marist primary schools (demolished for the motorway) before heading to St Pat’s Town. At both primary and secondary
Greg Chaston with his portrait of Rick Barnes.
school he was involved in displaying his work and remembers painting one piece in front of his college class over many sessions. Faced with tertiary choices, he opted for Wellington Polytechnic’s fledgling Design School, run by Jim Coe, with teachers John Drawbridge and Tanya Ashken among others, rather than the traditional arts schools: Elam, Auckland, or Ilam, in Christchurch. Painting, sculpture and drawing from life were some of the many subjects offered, along with a second year choice of graphic or industrial design. This seemed to be the focus of the school, but was not where the young artist wanted to go. On leaving,
there was little work on offer save for possibly sign writing or commercial art agencies and he didn’t fancy that. So while never giving up painting and drawing, he took his technical drawing skills into engineering. Eventually he worked as a design engineer for companies such as Kerslakes, Sanders Johnson Smith and Beca, then as Engineering Manager for Jones Lang Lasalle and Westpac, before forming his own company. He still works as a consulting engineer three days a week, at Te Papa. He and Helen lived in Thorndon before expanding a cottage up on the Kāpiti Coast. They came to Eastbourne 18 months ago “because of the historic beauty of the place and familial connections”, and now live in the former Presbyterian manse, which they have worked on since moving in. A spare bedroom suffices for a studio, although plans are afoot to re-fashion the garage. Mr Chaston has been a finalist in a number of painting awards and, interestingly, shared a finalist exhibition for the NZ Painting and Printmakers Award in 2013 with Lowry Bay artist Jacqui Colley, who won the Parkin Prize in 2018. The Parkin Prize for Drawing runs from 2 August to 11 September at the Academy Galleries, Queens Wharf.
The Eastbourne Herald, 21 July 2022
Farewell to Pencarrow Lodge by Ann Packer
Recollections of Point Howard “The book makes great reading and tells many stories about the Hill’s history and the colourful characters who have lived here. It charts the development and growth of Point Howard and will bring to new residents of the Hill an awareness of the old days – how Sorrento Bay got its name, how people survived the Depression years, and how its infrastructure grew and was protected from fire – an ever-present threat in those days. It is fully illustrated with old photos from the Eastbourne Historical Society and from the Turnbull Library. It also contains additional information about Seaview and the sometimes uncomfortable relationship the Hill has with local industry.” Please let the PHA know if you are interested in purchasing a copy. pthowardassn@gmail. com Snap, Send Solve Do you see any issues on the Hill that need to be fixed by HCC, but forget to log them once you’re home? If that sounds like you, then there’s a smartphone app called Snap, Send, Solve. This app is available on Android and Apple phones and makes it easier to report an issue to HCC when you’re out and about. See https://www.snapsendsolve.com/newzealand/ for more information. pthowardassn@gmail.com
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“Ever y we dding is beautiful but some are outstanding,” says Jane Curtis, who has hosted over 350 matrimonial e v e n t s a t Pe n c a r r o w Lodge, the venue she and her late husband Mike developed on the headland overlooking the entrance to Wellington Harbour. The couple bought 205 hectares of farmland, which they had leased for three years to graze sheep and cattle, in 1990. With spectacular panoramic views of the Kaikouras to the south and overlooking Lake Kohangatera, one of the two Parangarahu freshwater lakes to the north, the wedding and conference venue began evolving in the late 1990s. The Lodge, which eventually expanded to offer cruise ship lunches, as well as weddings and conferences, began life as a shepherd’s cottage. Initially, Mike ran a horse-trekking business; guests enjoyed the overnight stays so much the demand became obvious. The Curtises planted a Jane with her late husband Mike Curtis. small vineyard, and regenerating native getaway from Wellington city, a brief helicopter bush includes a stand of nikau palms. flight across the water. Mrs Curtis says many Guests have included All Blacks, politicians, guests came back for longer stays, with even TV personalities and actors, including Mission cruise ship passengers from overseas making Impossible’s Peter Graves, who entertained the return trip. his 4WD driver by declaiming “This is your Restricted resource consents mean only mission: if you wish to accept it…” limited commercial vehicle trips along the Power cuts were never a problem – the coast road are allowed – usually buses, which venue has its own generator and backup can drive all the way to the top. More recently, system.The couple also built a standalone offpre-ordered lunch platters were offered for the the-grid overnight accommodation cottage increasing numbers of mountain bikers using they called “The Love Shack” – now Paiaka the road. Suite – atop a nearby hill. It became popular not “I’ve loved seeing people enjoy the place,” only with bridal couples but people wanting a Mrs Curtis says. “It’s quite humbling really.” She is pleased that the new owner looks like continuing the tradition.
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The Eastbourne Herald, 21 July 2022
Tupua Horo Nuku Eastern Bays Shared Path We are nearing the beginning of construction on Tupua Horo Nuku, with work anticipated to begin in the southernmost bays of Mā-Koromiko (Windy Point) and Sunshine Bay in August. Some preliminary works will take place first in both bays, and from there it is predicted that each bay will take 5-6 months. Mā-Koromiko will be completed first. Construction consists of replacing or improving the existing seawall along the coastal edge before creating the new shared path on top of it. This will be done in stages. Traffic signals Manned and automated
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Traffic changes during construction The works will be completed under a 24/7 lane closure, up to 300 metres long at a time, to ensure the project can be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible. The lane closure will be managed using a combination of manned traffic signals during working hours and during peak traffic, and automated traffic lights outside of this. There will also be a temporary roundabout installed at the southern end of Marine Drive at the intersection between Marine Drive, Marine Parade and Muritai Road.
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We will reduce the speed limit to 30km/h through the work area. There will also be a protected section for pedestrians to pass around the work site in areas where they cannot be diverted onto a landward footpath.
One lane Open for vehicles
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Walking Safe access maintained
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Join our community information session You are invited to join us at our community information session about construction in person or on a live-stream on the Hutt City Council Facebook page. Details can be found on the project website at hutt.city/tupuahoronuku.
Find out more Location St Ronan’s Church and live-streamed Date 7:30pm Thursday 11 August
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 on our website hutt.city/tupuahoronuku
The Eastbourne Herald, 21 July 2022
PARKSIDE Pest Control in our Northern Forest - Where are we at? Many of you will know that in the 1990s the possum browsing in the forest behind Eastbourne was so bad that our large Rata trees were being decimated. Through a concerted effort of poisoning and trapping by local volunteers supported by Hutt City Council, the possum numbers were eventually controlled. Since then, continued trapping by MIRO volunteers, with the support of Greater Wellington Regional Council, has kept the numbers low enough for our forest to begin its recovery. For example, over the past five years, the annual number of possums trapped has been under 200, with 181 trapped last year. While monitoring data show that possum numbers are always below the level required for the forest to regenerate, the numbers are not sufficiently low to eradicate Bovine TB, which is why OSPRI (formerly TB-free NZ) undertake ground-based and aerial poisoning every few years. With possums consistently suppressed allowing forest regeneration, what is the wider strategy for pest control? Large pest animals such as deer, pigs and goats are controlled by professional hunters contracted by GWRC as well as private hunters during the annual hunting ballot in April. Deer especially need to
be kept at very low levels so that vulnerable plant species can recover and provide food for our fructivorous (berry-eating) native birds. Small pest animals that need to be controlled include stoats and weasels (mustelids), hedgehogs, feral cats and rats. All pose a direct threat to our native birds and, in the case of rats, compete for food, especially seeds and berries. Four years ago we achieved effective stoat trap coverage of the forest using DOC200 traps (the rectangular wooden boxes you see). These traps also catch weasels, hedgehogs and rats and are re-baited monthly by MIRO’s volunteer trappers (pictured right, Mark Nicholas re-baiting a DOC200 trap). Last year we caught 18 mustelids, down from the peak of 43 that was caused by the beech mast two years ago. Unlike the mustelids, the hedgehog catch has increased of late, with 77 caught last year. This is of some concern as they are the main predator of ground-nesting birds' eggs, although the increase may in part be due to more effective trapping. GRWC undertake pest monitoring in the forest four times each year and over the past two years the hedgehog numbers have been stable, which is reassuring.
Over the past three years we have tried to control feral cats in the Northern Forest with a network of 28 feral cat traps, which are kept well away from built-up areas, but in that time have only caught one feral cat. We recently upgraded these traps to a more effective type, thanks to a very generous donation from the late Jan Heine. So how do we know how effective our trapping efforts are? As mentioned above, GWRC do undertake regular monitoring, but it is thought that mustelids may be shy of tracking tunnels. For the past 18 months, again with GWRC's support, we have been monitoring automatic lure feeders (ZIP Motolures, dispensing mayonnaise once per day) with trail cameras. We move these around our traplines every few months, the idea being to detect all pests, including those who are trap-shy. To date we have occupied 7 sites and, of those sites, 5 have had rats, 3 possums, 1 hedgehog, 2 stoats (one later caught nearby) and there were no feral cats. We would like to think that seeing just two stoats in all that time might be OK given they are wide-ranging, and seeing no feral cats is also good news. We are not currently able to control rats throughout most of the forest, so having 5 of 7 sites with rats is not unexpected. GWRC control rats fairly effectively inside a Mainland Island, which covers about 20 percent of the forest, using closely-spaced poison feeders. Our next challenge is to gradually extend this rat-free area to cover most of the forest, a project which will be much easier to sustain if we have effective urban trapping in Wainuiomata, in addition to what we already have across Eastbourne and the Bays through the ERAT project. - Terry Webb, MIRO Chair Interested in helping MIRO? Email: info@miro.org.nz
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OBITUARY Doug and Audrey Keenan’s first child, Patricia Lois St John Keenan, was born on 20 September 1928 in Whanganui where Doug had a post at the BNZ. While Pat was still a baby the family was transferred to the Newtown branch in Wellington where she attended St Marks school. When Pat was eight, concern about the polio epidemic led the family to move out to Eastbourne, where Pat spent the rest of her life till the age of 91, when she reluctantly agreed to move to a Rest Home in Auckland to be closer to her children. Eastbourne was a fantastic place to live! The whole family quickly became an integral part of the community. Pat, her younger sister Jill and brother Michael all attended Muritai school, loved the beach, the bush and the people, many who have remained life long friends. During WW2 Doug was part of the Home Guard, and there are many vibrant tales about that time (ask Pat Moore) including dances and tales involving US soldiers and Pat’s story of walking to Ward Island at low tide via the submarine blockade wall. After the war, the East Harbour Women's Club was established by members of the community including Audrey Keenan. Pat, then in her 30s, became the youngest member, first appearing as a maid in one of the many popular play readings- often directed by Audrey. Later Pat took over the management of the club play readings for several decades. Bridge was also a central club activity for Pat and she was an excellent player (ask Judy Bishop). In her 70s Pat became president of the Women's Club for several years, then its life long Patron. Pat married Max Downes on November 26 1949 and they chose to stay on in Eastbourne. During the 1950s Doug, Audrey, Pat and several Eastbourne friends started the very popular Eastbourne theatre group ‘The
BRIEFS Muritai School has advertised in the Education Gazette for a new principal for the Year 1 – 8 school, following the resignation of Bec Power effective from the end of Term 2. Mrs Power advised she wanted “to pursue other education sector related opportunities”. Maureen Buckley has been Acting Principal since mid-May, when Mrs Power went on leave. Board of Trustees chair Kaye Sherwin says the Board expects to provide an update on the situation shortly. Eastbourne local, Peter Baldock has been awarded a Lower Hutt Civic Award for his many years of volunteer work for the Eastbourne Memorial RSA, Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe and St Alban's.
Utopians’ which involved and entertained a large group of the community for decades. Her unswerving acts of giving to The Red Cross were noted by a medal and certificate for 45 years of Service, including Meals on Wheels. Pat was a lover of the outdoors: a fabulous sprinter, swimmer, tennis player, fisherwoman and golfer. She first played at Shandon Ladies Golf Club, where she became club captain, then at Heretaunga, and one year won the Wellington Intermediate Women's Golf Championship. She combined her vibrant and busy life with being a fun, very devoted and selfless wife to Max and mother of 4 - Cathy, Tim, Anne and Elizabeth. Pat had countless friends throughout her life and was a much loved and valued central part of the Eastbourne community. Pat died peacefully, surrounded by family, at Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital in Auckland on 27 June 2022. She will be warmly remembered and greatly missed. -by Cathy Downes
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Considerable concern has been expressed in recent news coverage of the Pacific Islands Forum regarding the fracturing of relationships and the threat to democracy. After the last presidential election in the USA, a Catholic Archbishop made two points of general importance for any situation where democratic issues are in question. He said: (1) Now is the time for our leaders to come together in a spirit of unity and commit themselves to dialogue and compromise for the common good. (2) Democracy requires that all of us conduct ourselves as people of virtue and self-discipline. It requires that we respect the free expression of opinions and that we treat one another with charity and civility, even as we might disagree deeply in our approaches to various matters. One of the great difficulties when debates and disagreements are aired on social media, is the desire to score points. This can lead people to say things in the news or in cyberspace that they would not say if the person about whom they are speaking were sitting just across the table. 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 Community Fridge: The vulnerable come daily and sometimes find it bare. Spare a thought, drop something in…Take something out. FYI the fridge is quite busy these days with people coming and going several times a day. St Alban’s: Wellesley College Sun 10am, with guest vicar. Kids Club (primary) and Hot Chocolate Club (intermediate) term times. 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
A good, old-fashioned ghost thriller promises to scare the bejesus out of people when the latest Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe (BCTT) production opens next month. The Ghost Train, directed by Lian Butcher, is a stage comedy-thriller, written in 1923 by English actor and playwright Arnold Ridley. Ridley is well known for playing Private Godfrey in the British TV sitcom Dad’s Army. The play was an instant hit and has been in almost continuous production over the past century. There have been several film adaptations and even a chamber opera version in the United States. The Ghost Train takes place in the waiting room of a small branch railway station in Cornwall. It centres upon a disparate group of passengers who have been stranded overnight. It’s raining heavily, with the passengers left to huddle round an inadequate, smoking fire. The station master tries to persuade them to leave, as he wants to lock up for the night. He also warns them of the danger of a spectral passenger train that sometimes haunts the line at night, bringing death to all who set eyes upon it. Over three acts, the play explores the interaction of the passengers, who doggedly refuse to leave. The tension mounts as the threat of the spectral train’s appearance becomes ever more real. Lian first saw the play performed by the Shrewsbury Questers in England, when she was 11 or 12. It was memorable on many levels, she says, not the least being because her grandfather played the old stationmaster Saul Hodgkin and her father, Michaeljohn Butcher, took the role of undercover policeman Jackson. Michaeljohn plays Saul in the BCTT production and is now the same age as his father when he filled the role. “This play is very special to me,” said Lian. “It made a huge impression on me because it was so spooky and also because I had close
Michaeljohn Butcher plays creepy stationmaster Saul Hodgkin. Photo: Hayden Rogers.
family performing in it. My older sister Sarah, then 18, drew the artwork for that production and has created new artwork for this iteration.” Lian is thrilled with the cast for the play. “Among the cast of 12 are some new local people and other great actors from Wellington. This production promises to be a great winter crowd-pleaser,” said Lian. The Ghost Train runs from August 4-6 and 11-13 at the Muritai School Hall, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Eventfinda and the Artisan Co-op Store in Rimu Street, Eastbourne. Adult tickets $18, members and seniors $15 and, in a new initiative, there will be no charge for those under 25.
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SPORT Beck back for overdue professional bball league Women’s basketball has gone professional in Aotearoa, and that’s good news for players like Eastbourne native, Stella Beck. She’s back in the country and playing in the inaugural
season of professional women’s basketball, as well as for the Tall Ferns. The professional league has created a pathway for New Zealand athletes to stay in
Tricky comp for Ko Eastbourne fencer Daniel Ko, who represented New Zealand at the Asian Championships in early June, is home after a journey “full of many logistical obstacles and challenges”. Two of the team’s members got Covid, and the competition “went poorly results-wise”, as the overall skill level of the competitors made the event itself A-grade. “Everyone was an athlete by profession and funded by their governments in their fencing programmes,” Daniel says. However, the Kiwis had enough skill and attitude that they were invited to train with some of the best teams. “Our agile status also helped establish relationships with some clubs, near and far, for future training opportunities.” In response to his plea for help through The Eastbourne Herald, Daniel was able to train before leaving at the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club premises and he is grateful for their generosity and help in giving him time and space. “It made a huge difference. “All in all, it was quite a journey. And on top of that, my fencing grew completely on another level, which makes me want to do more.”
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INTENTION TO ISSUE LICENCE The Hutt City Council intends to consider a proposal to re-issue a Licence to Occupy Reserve Land to Wellesley Independent Primary school for boys for an area of land measuring 1550m2 (more or less), which is part of Williams Park being PT SEC 33 HARBOUR DISTRICT contained in Certificate of Title 49C/741, 49C/740. The intention to issue a Licence is consistent with Council policy. Williams Park is not classified under part 3 of the reserves act 1977. The proposal is scheduled to be reported to the communities committee of the Council at its meeting on the 7th of September 2022. Anyone wishing to make a submission in respect of any of the above proposal is required to lodge this in writing with Council no later than 5 pm on Friday the 26th of August 2022. Alternatively, you can lodge a submission via the HCC website ‘Have your Say’ page. Postal submissions must be made to Hutt City Council, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt. Postal submissions must be received by 5 pm on Friday the 26th of August 2022. Jo Miller Chief Executive
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SPORT Second half of the season kicks off in style With the football season well into the business end of the season all four EFC Masters teams are finding form at the right time. The Hammers, EFC’s League One master team, are second on the table having had a couple of impressive wins recently. Their most recent result was a 3-2 win over Tawa with Luis Corrales bagging a brace. Points against Marist this weekend will set up a humdinger of a match the following weekend against perennial competition winners and current competition leaders Waterside Karori. The Thirsty Fives are leading the Masters 5 competition but their arch rivals Wainui Pacifica sit second in the table with a game in hand. The teams will play each other this weekend in what should be a battle for the ages. A win for the Thirsties will put the team in front-runner position to earn promotion for the second season running and in prime position to take out the masters 5 grade. To throw down the gauntlet to Wainui, the Thirsties put on a punishing display of footy last weekend, dishing out a 7-nil hammering to Wellington United. Matt “Mullet” McCorkindale stamped his name on the game by bagging a hat trick. The Gs' most recent game was their most convincing so far this season, sticking
away Marist 4-nil at “Fortress Bishop” Park. With the Hammers sitting out a bye, sharpshooter David Groves took the opportunity to bag his 50th goal for t h e C lu b an d come close to netting a couple more. The weekend before, the Gs narrowly failed to beat their arch rivals, Stop Out, with Stop Out scoring a late goal to clinch a 2-all draw. The Gs sit second on their half of the table after the Over 45 grade was split into two leagues for the second half of the season. Los Toros (The Bulls - pictured) have had a couple of recent impressive performances and are nicely positioned mid-table in the Masters 6 grade. The team’s latest result saw them tied 1-all against Naenae before Joe Fogerty thumped in a last minute winner to give the team a well-deserved 3 points. Joe is back in orange after sitting out the last couple of seasons through injury.
With no games being played last weekend the four masters teams took the opportunity to play an intra-club friendly with players from each team joining forces. EFC Orange narrowly beat EFC Green 3-2 with a last minute goal deciding the outcome. Off the field, the Committee has been busy organising equipment and photos for the junior teams and an end-of-season Junior prizegiving which was cancelled last season due to covid-19. - by Mike Andrews, EFC captain
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