6 October Independent Herald

House plants to side-hustle

Trav Cook and Cam Castle believe their vibrant collection of 350 houseplants is proof “you can never have too many” indoor plants.

Their sunny three-bedroom townhouse in Wellington’s northern suburbs is a tropical oasis, where surface-space is at a premium.

“We don’t have neatly stacked

books on our coffee table, or ornaments on the television cabinet. That is all valuable real estate for houseplants,” laughs Trav.

“I have always propagated plants to give to friends and wh nau and scoured online groups for new varieties to add to our collection.”

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Their journey with plants began like most, with a few casualties along the way. But with time, knowledge and enthusiasm, their home thrived with nature.

In January 2022, they took their passion for houseplants to the next level, signing up as exhibitors at the Wellington Indoor Plant Fair.

“We went along with 10 boxes of plants that we had propagated and grown ourselves, and we sold out. It was an awesome feeling seeing our plants make their way to their new homes,” says Cam.

The success of the stall was the catalyst for a new sidehustle and The Foliage Studio was born.

“Since then, we’ve spent most weekends selling our plants at various community markets across Wellington, from Upper Hutt to M kara Beach,” said Cam.

“We get such a buzz out of talking to people about plants, especially passing on tips to ensure their houseplants survive and thrive.”

It’s been a busy nine months for the pair, with long days.

Cam still works full-time in the health sector and Trav,

until recently, was in the fitness industry.

“Demand for our quality, well-grown and affordable houseplants has been huge. It gave us the confidence to keep expanding,” said Cam.

In February, they launched their online store, dispatching their indoor plants and accessories to buyers around the country. They also started offering their plant installation services to residents and businesses.

In August, their goal of opening a store became a reality, when they took over the lease for the former florist in Ngaio.

“Now might not seem like an ideal time to open a shop as the country grapples with economic challenges,” said Cam. “But we haven’t done this to get rich. We’re here because we love houseplants.”

Trav is a natural green thumb. Growing up, his parents gave him plants as presents and he’s known to revive orchids on death’s door.

“Orchids are renowned for being a tricky houseplant to keep alive. Mastering something that temperamental was a big confidence booster,” laughs Trav.

The 32-year-old puts the at times feverish popularity of

Cam and Trav’s journey with plants began like most, with a few casualties along the way. But with time, knowledge and enthusiasm, their home thrived with nature.

houseplants – especially the rare and exotic – down to several factors.

“A lot of our customers are in their 20s to 40s. Many of them are renting, or in a place without a garden, and they want something to care for. A houseplant is ideal,” said Trav.

“I think where most people go wrong is they can give their houseplants too much love. Over-

watering can be fatal.”

Travs’ top houseplant is the calathea, a decorative tropical favourite known for its striped zebra-like leaves. While Cam boasts his stunning silver and green striped watermelon peperomia.

These can often be found among the other plants, pots, accessories, and potting mix inside The Foliage Studio’s new Ngaio store.

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Fundraiser for a family cause

Khandallah’s Vino and Anselm Martyn’s charity focus begins at home.

The couple are organising a fundraising event in memory of their 17-year-old son, Anshan who took his own life.

“We took a long time to come to terms with the loss but we have accepted that we must keep raising awareness.”

They are organising their annual fundraiser in aid of Youthline Wellington on Sunday October 23 at the Boulcott’s Farm - Heritage Golf Club Lower Hutt.

The couple organise every aspect of the dinner and dance event themselves from table decorations to music.

The last fundraiser collected more than $17,000 for Youthline through tickets to the events as well as raffles.

“It is a legacy for our son,” Vino says.

“He was born as an angel and he left as an angel.”

They began their work in Syd-

Vino and Anselm Martyn will host their annual Youthline fundraising event in honour of their son, on October 23.

ney, moving there just over 25 years ago after their high-performing and very well-respected son Anshan passed away.

While in Sydney, they always held a dinner party for family

and friends on his birthday which doubled as a fundraiser for youth in need.

They did this for nine years, raising thousands of dollars for charity at the time.

The event includes a buffet dinner, wine for the table, music and auctions

People wanting to know more about the event can email avfundingyouth@gmail.com

Slips in Karori to start the week

Two large slips in Karori overnight Monday meant a tricky start to the working week for some.

The slips on Chaytor Street and Birdwood Street were both on arterial routes out of Karori.

The Birdwood Street slip completely blocked the road while Chaytor Street went down to one lane, with stop/ go traffic arrangements, while workers cleared the site.

About 20 were reported around Wellington City over the weekend.

It’s time to vote

It’s the final week to cast your vote.

While postal voting has now closed, special voting papers can now be collected from Te Pokapū Hapori Community Centre on Manners Street, plus the Johnsonville, Newtown, Karori, and Kilbirnie Libraries. Opening hours can be found on the Wellington City Council website.

You’ll need to enrol to special vote by Friday 7 October. Be sure to drop your vote in a ballot box before 12pm on Saturday 8 October.

Water restrictions in the capital

Daylight saving is officially here, this means more than just the time changing, the entire Wellington region moves into level 1 water restrictions.

If you live in an even numbered house, you can use sprinklers or irrigation systems only on even numbered days between 6-8am and 7-9pm. If you live in an odd numbered house, the same rules apply for odd numbered days.

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Slips overnight Monday on Chaytor Street and Birdwood Street – both arterial routes out of Karori caused traffic issues and a cleanup for road crews.

Snapper on rail network wide by late November

Metlink General Manager

Samantha Gain said Greater Wellington councillors are thrilled that electronic ticketing will soon be available on both buses and trains.

Electronic ticketing will be available across Metlink’s entire rail network by November 27.

Snapper payments will be accepted on the K piti Line from 12 November and on the Hutt Valley, Melling and Wairarapa Lines from 27 November.

Metlink General Manager Samantha Gain said Greater Wellington councillors are thrilled that electronic ticketing will soon be available on both buses and trains.

“The success of the Snapper on Rail Pilot on the Johnsonville line has given us the confidence to roll out electronic ticketing across the entire rail network.

“Supporting customers ahead of this exciting change is key, and we’ll be keeping them up to date through our website and Facebook page.

“We’ll also have staff across the rail network able to help customers with any questions related to the change,” Ms Gain added.

Transport Committee Chair Roger Blakeley said customers and the climate would benefit from Snapper on Rail.

“Modernising our rail network’s fare collection system will make payments more convenient and support patronage growth.

“Snapper on Rail will help Greater Wellington achieve our goal of a 40 percent increase in public and active transport modes by 2030.”

Ms Gain said Snapper on Rail would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of Metlink partners and suppliers.

Rail passengers can keep up to date with Snapper on Rail at metlink.org.nz/snapper-on-rail

Newlands College shave for a cure

Newlands College students went under the clippers for Friday for their Shave for a Cure event.

Thanks to them, over $13,000 has been raised to support care for cancer patients

and research into a cure for cancer.

People can visit the Newlands College Shave for a Cure page here for more details:

https://shaveforacure.co.nz/t/newlandscollege

Newlands College students went under the clippers for Friday for their Shave for a Cure event.

Eva gets her big chance on stage

Newlands resident Eva Wilton has joined the popular Pantoloon troupe to tour The Wizard of Oz these school holidays.

This is the 11-year-old’s first professional show with the group but she has also appeared in several other productions including The Sound of Music and Annie.

The tour will be travelling to Palmerston North, Carterton, Kapiti and Lower Hutt.

Eva is playing several characters including a Munchkin, a pesty crow and one of the wicked witch’s flying monkeys.

Eva is looking forward to her first show with the Pantoloons and hopes it’s the first of many. This is the ninth Pantoloon year and they have a core group of experienced actors who love working together for children and it shows on stage.

Their scripts are all written and directed by the group’s founder and always have a healthy dose of adult humour.

The Pantoloon productions mix the old and the new, with lots of topical surprises along the way and plenty of music and interactive fun to delight audiences of all ages.

Don’t just chuck it,

it

A brand new service will open for Ngaio residents on October 15.

A Repair Cafe is being launched in and by Ngaio Union Church.

The church is the building on the corner of Crofton Road and Kenya Street that features, on a facing wall, a cross over a Ngaio mural. The doors open at 10am and close at 1pm. Sandi McKenzie-Edwards, a member of the organising committee, says they hope it will give objects a new lease of life and save them from landfill.

“The aim is to keep repairable waste out of the tip; to turn around the throwaway society and help reduce emissions by forestalling new production.”

This year the Ngaio Repair Café will also open November 19 and December 17. Volunteer repairers will look at any household items such as torn clothes, loose handled pots, malfunctioning laptops or blunt knives. If they can, they will make them work properly again, while the owners watch the repair.

Sandi recommends, that for more information people should have a look at https:// www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz/ then find Ngaio in the list of local repair cafes.

Those who bring things to be repaired will be served in the order they come and offered morning tea while they wait.

Children are welcome if they are with

caregivers.

The service is free and so is morning tea, but there is a gold coin koha to contribute to costs and help a local community fund.

Ngaio Repair Café is deliberately launching on International Repair Day.

Every year International Repair Day is held on October 15 as a reminder that for ecological reasons, repairing should always be the first option.

Sandi McKenzie-Edwards, a member of the organising committee, says, the aim is to keep repairable waste out of the tip; to turn around the throwaway society and help reduce emissions by forestalling new production.

Newlands resident, 11-year-old Eva Wilton has joined the popular Pantoloon troupe to tour The Wizard of Oz these school holidays.

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Celebrate

Floral art club gives back

Members of Johnsonville Floral Art Club had so much fun creating posies to gift to recipients of Meals on Wheels.

The Johnsonville Club is keen to attract new members so they are encouraging any visitors who would like to

out more to attend a meeting to see how the friendly, relaxed group encourages each other. The club has a varied programme where a more experienced club member demonstrates a particular design. At the following meeting the members make the same design

with the more experienced members offering advice and helping the newer members,

The club meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 7.30 at the Uniting Church Dr Taylor Terrace.

The Johnsonville Floral art Club is closely linked to the Johnsonville Garden club and provides a floral design for their meetings as well as making posies to sell at their Christmas meeting.

If you want further information ring Jill Merrick 2348693 or Debbie Nguon 4787636

Celebrating NZ’s elders this International Day of Older Persons

Enliven is calling on New Zealanders, including the Government, to recognise the elders in their communities this month.

Saturday 1 October is International Day of Older Persons, which aims to challenge negative stereotypes and misconceptions about older persons and ageing, something Enliven aims to do every day.

Enliven Central operates rest homes and retirement villages across the lower North Island, including Wellington’s Cashmere Home and Huntleigh Home and Apartments.

General Manager Nicola Turner says Enliven’s mission is to create age friendly communities where older people thrive, regardless of their age or ability.

“We truly value age here. Older people have so much to give. They deserve to have a life full of life!”

She says there are many organisations, like Enliven, working hard to support older people through a variety of aged care services, yet the lack of Government support is leaving older people out in the cold.

“Our elders deserve so much more than

that!” says Nicola. “They have lived amazing lives and we need to care more about their needs.”

The spotlight has been on the aged care sector recently with many leaders describing the entire sector being on the verge of collapse.

“The lack of aged care funding is a real problem, as is the shortage of nurses. If the sector collapses, where do older people go?

“As a society we need to place more value on our older people. The Government needs to provide more support for older people and aged care,” says Nicola.

A range of events and activities are planned across New Zealand this week to celebrate International Day of Older Persons or Seniors Week.

Nicola hopes that people take the opportunity to recognise and value older people and the contributions they have made, and continue to make, to New Zealand society.

To find out more visit www.enlivencentral. org.nz or find Enliven on Facebook @EnlivenCentralNZ. PBA.

Enliven's homes are full of life. Photo Supplied.

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Dragon Age, because the choices you make affect the game.

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Minecraft. There’s lots of things to do. It keeps me entertained for hours.

Call of Duty. It helps your eyesight get better.

The Johnsonville Floral Club is keen to attract new members so they are encouraging any visitors who would like to find out more to attend a meeting to see how the friendly relaxed group encourage each other.

Celebrate Diwali with two events this October

Diwali is Wellington’s local Indian and South-East Asian communities’ most vibrant cultural festival – and celebrations will begin with two exciting events this month.

This year Diwali falls on 24 October, but we’re celebrating a bit earlier with Namaste next weekend, and classic favourite Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights the following Sunday.

Namaste, a free, wh nau-friendly event of Indian culture, arts, food and entertainment will be at the Wellington Indian Cultural and Sports Centre in Kilbirnie on Saturday 8 October.

Diwali is traditionally known for its fireworks, so we’re excited to be supporting a first of its kind in New Zealand ‘Light Show’ of indoor fireworks projections at Namaste. It will incorporate a contemporary Kiwi-Indian theme, with traditional music and arts, and run at 15-minute intervals throughout the day.

The Diwali Festival of Lights returns to the capital at a new venue this year, but with

the same vibe of non-stop cultural entertainment, food, and Indian cultural activities for everyone to enjoy.

Check out the Indian fashion clothes and jewellery retail stalls, experience henna and Indian lantern making, and enjoy food stalls at this annual event being held this year at the Michael Fowler Centre on Sunday 16 October.

Then end the day with a bang as a fireworks display lights up the Wellington waterfront from 8.45pm.

Namaste

hea | When: Saturday 8 October 2022, 11am-5pm

Ki hea | Where: Wellington Indian Cultural and Sports Centre

Te utu | Cost: Free Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights ea | When: Sunday 16 October 2022, 3.30pm-8.30pm

Ki hea | Where: Michael Fowler Centre

Te utu | Cost: Free Fireworks | Wellington Waterfront 8.45pm

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Music heaven for NZSO audiences in Auckland and Wellington

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will move both heaven and earth for audiences when it performs in Auckland and Wellington in November.

The concert Heavenly features music giant Gustav Mahler’s majestic and captivating Fourth Symphony, famed for its moving finale The Heavenly Life to be sung by internationally acclaimed New Zealand lyric soprano Madeleine Pierard.

Pierard, hailed by Britain’s The Telegraph for her “glowing tone and stylistic panache” last month mesmerised a Royal Opera House audience in London when she performed a duo recital with French pianist Jean-Paul Pruna.

The concert opens with the NZSO debut of Tumblebird Contrails, a stunning work by young American composer Gabriella Smith. Smith, a rising star, often works environmental themes into her music. Tumblebird Contrails was inspired by her watching a pair of ravens flying above the coast of California.

Smith has a close association with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and next year will see music from her debut album Lost Coast

performed by the orchestra, led by superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Heavenly also sees the return of Grammy Award-nominated conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Maestro Harth-Bedoya’s previous 2020 concerts with the NZSO were hailed by The Dominion Post as “absolutely first-rate”.

This year Diwali falls on 24 October, but celebrations begin a bit earlier with Namaste next weekend, and classic favourite Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights the following Sunday.

Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

Maximum Sale Price? YIP!

Hey Everyone! This week we saw the OCR creep up again and we continue to navigate through this market correction. Yes, there are more houses for sale than buyers. Yes, prices are on a downward trend. Yes, it is not profitable to be a residential landlord. BUT! In any market with the right strategy, agent, marketing, and presentation you can still obtain above average results. Because we sell the most houses in this area, we are dealing directly with the most buyers and can spot market shifts earlier, giving your plans a head-start! If you are selling, here are some quick presentation tips.

First Impressions: Not only do your photos need to represent how great your home is, but the curb appeal must be great as well. Make sure the front of the property is looking sharp, tidy up the berm, clean the mailbox, weed the driveway and if your neighbours are looking shabby, have a chat and offer to tidy up the front of their house too!

Internal Colours: If you are thinking of selling, stick to neutral colours. Avoid bold feature walls that could divide your buyer pool. Keep wall colours neutral, if your walls are painted a colour that your ‘best buyer’ happens to not like, they will deduct $ from their offer to factor in repainting. I still remember a client who put in brand new carpet for sale, but they did it in a bright blue colour. Every single buyer commented on the carpet and the eventual buyer recarpeted straight away. Keep it neutral.

Let there be light: A dark property gives off cold/gloomy vibes, so get out there and trim back any trees, take down those net curtains, and brighten all your lightbulbs. How you live and how you sell a property are very different and spaces feel a lot bigger & warmer when well lit.

Detail Clean: You could have the most amazing home, with beautiful staging, but if the benchtops are filthy, fingerprints all over the windows, stains in the carpet and bathrooms smell of little boys, then there is no way buyers will engage with the property emotionally. Give everything a deep clean, empty bins before viewings and minimise the use of any fragrances (such as air fresheners, deodorant, etc). Just like colours, keep it neutral, not everyone likes vanilla toilet spray.

If you are thinking of selling, the most important thing to remember is that the best possible process will get you the best possible price – not promises. Focus on doing the best presentation, broad marketing across different channels, get the best agent with the biggest database/relationship with buyers and have a strong strategy to obtain offers.

If you would like to discuss the ideal strategy for your sale, get in touch – love to hear from you!

Mother-daughter pair take to the stage in KAT’s show

Stephanie Gartrell and her daughter Charli are no strangers to the theatre stage and will both be performing in KAT Theatre’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Sense and Sensibility in October.

They’ve appeared together once before in Wellington Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s production of Trial By Jury in 2020. They agree that performing in the same production is a huge pleasure and allows them to spend more quality time together.

“I loved it!”, says Charli. “Mum would make a Thermos of tea and bring it to rehearsal for us to share in the tea break. I’m not great at making plans, so to have a plan made for you to see your mum is perfect.”

“I loved it too,” says Stephanie. “Charli lives over by the airport, I live in Crofton Downs, and to have an opportunity present itself to see each other three times a week is just great. We bounce off each other. We’ve got similar senses of humour, a bit wicked and a bit naughty, and we have such fun together.”

Now they’re having the time of their lives rehearsing for KAT Theatre’s production of

Sense and Sensibility, a fresh script by Joy Hellyer and Paul Kay.

“We play cousins, so we’re still related which is funny,” says Charli. “I play Lucy Steele who is far removed from who I am as a person. I like to think I’m a relatively nice person, Lucy is not. It’s all about what she’s not saying. She’s very manipulative.”

“We weren’t related in Trial by Jury,” says Stephanie. “I played the judge and she played the chief bridesmaid. Now I play a rich widow who doesn’t have well-developed filters and boundaries. I pretty much say whatever I’m thinking, even if it’s inappropriate.”

There are no Thermoses of tea this time, but mum and daughter do sometimes go home together after work and have dinner together before rehearsals. “I get to see the cat and I can blame mum if we’re late!” jokes Charli. “I’m proud to be on stage with mum. It’s really special.”

Sense and Sensibility runs for eight performances from 13 to 22 October at Cochran Hall, 106 Cashmere Avenue, Khandallah. Find out more and book tickets at kat-theatre. org.nz/bookings.

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In June of this year Wellington City Council voted unanimously to approve its fraudulent Significant Natural Areas policy, applying it to rural land with immediate effect. Owners who planned to build a home for themselves find themselves broke and with shattered dreams; gorse covered hills close to the centre of Wellington can’t be rezoned and used for housing.

Due to the unpopularity of the SNA project, the Council has postponed its application to residential property until after the election. The policy:

Is unlawful - there is nothing in the cited RMA which permits the confiscation of land covered in native bush, let alone scrub, gorse, tradescantia, camellias, lawn etc.

Forces people to remove native vegetation from their land to stop the Council’s land grab.

Takes land out of the housing equation.

Furthers the Council’s vision of Wellington as a city of apartments and regenerating bush.

To stop their ideological war on our rights and lifestyle:

Say it ain’t snow. Polar blast to hit lower North Island

Drivers in the lower North Island are being urged to take extra care on the region’s roads.

Metservice has a Heavy Snow Watch in place for the Wairarapa region from 9 pm Wednesday through to 1 pm Thursday.

Snow may lower to near sea level, and amounts could approach warning criteria above 200 metres.

Emma Speight, Director Regional Relationships – Greater Wellington and Top of the South, says road users should prepare for winter driving conditions.

“It’s all about watching your speed, following distances, and driving to the

conditions. It’s about being patient and making sure you get to your destination safely.”

“If there is a substantial snowfall and the routes are unsafe for drivers, they will be closed. Regular users of the route must check its status before travelling and should try to make their trips before the bad weather hits around 9 pm tonight.”

Contractors monitor the situation, and all efforts will be taken to keep roads open. However, recent bad weather means there is a risk of further slips and rockfalls on local highways, and drivers should be prepared for hazards

Stephanie Gartrell and her daughter Charli are no strangers to the theatre stage and will both be performing in KAT Theatre’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Sense and Sensibility in October.

Wanting more from your Primary school?

At Marsden, we believe that the ultimate goal of education is to prepare children for lives of meaning, accomplishment and genuine happiness. We support children to be the best they can be, and to develop into confident, independent, lifelong learners. What sets Marsden Primary apart?

Small, same-year group classes

Our small class sizes greatly benefit development and academic achievement. We get to know each child’s personal strengths, weaknesses and learning styles, ensuring that their individual needs are met.

Exceptional teaching and support

Our innovative teachers respect the individuality, progress and achievement of each student. Specialists teach Physical Education, Music, Library and Information Literacy Skills and Te Reo Maori.

Future-focused learning

Our goal is to enable students to solve problems using multiple pathways of thinking, working creatively and collaboratively with others, whilst using technology as a tool to enhance their learning.

Proven wellbeing education

Our Visible WellbeingTM approach is based on strength-based science and positive psychology. It’s a proactive, preventative approach to mental health to help students flourish, psychologically and socially, as well as academically.

Meet our Head of Primary, Jo Burns

Jo is an outstanding educator with over 20 years’ experience in Primary School education in a variety of contexts; both state and private education in New Zealand and internationally. Jo and her family have recently relocated from China, where she was most recently teaching at Hangzhou International School. Prior to that, Jo was a Team Leader and Lead Teacher of Inquiry Learning, Student Agency, at Havelock North Primary School.

A lifelong learner, Jo is cur rently studying for a Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration at Massey University and is completing a certificate in Advanced Leadership with a focus on women in leadership. She has

trained extensively in concep tual-based learning, inquiry instruction and differentiation.

Passionate about sport, Jo has played and coached netball and is involved in high-performance sport with New Zealand Artistic Swimming. She is an International Artistic Swimming Judge, having judged at Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and World Championships.

Jo is excited to join the Marsden Leadership Team and feels privileged to be able to collaborate with the teach ers, tamariki and community at Marsden Primary and Marsden Preschool and empower our students to reach their full potential in an everchanging world.

Join us at our Open Morning

Specialised facilities

Our light, architecturally designed classrooms and purpose-built library provide the ideal learning environment. Students enjoy the use of Marsden’s Science labs, Art House, gym, auditorium, artificial turf and sports fields.

A spacious, green learning environment

Our Karori campus is a leafy green oasis. Students swing on the jungle gym, climb trees, become engineers in the sandpit and enjoy the freedom of our green play spaces.

Marsden’s Arrowsmith Whole Cohort Program a world-first in cognitive advancement

Marsden has been leading the charge in its approach to learning support for neurodiverse students. The Arrowsmith Program®, introduced in 2014, is designed specifically for those with neurocognitive differences such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, auditory processing difficulties. Using principles of neuroplasticity, this transformative programme employs techniques that strengthen pathways in the brain.

This year, Marsden Primary was the first in the world to implement the Arrowsmith Whole Cohort Program, which introduces Arrowsmith principles to all students in Years 2–6 with the ultimate goal of improving foundational learning capacities.

The premise of the Arrow-

smith Whole Cohort Program is harnessing the brain’s ability to change both its physical structure and functional organisation. Key to this is the outcome of improvements in foundational learning capacities. This is what cognitive enhancement is all about.

By providing students with an opportunity to enhance a range of cognitive functions across the course of their Primary years, they will develop the capacities necessary to learn to read, write, reason, understand and analyse complex abstract relationships, think critically, be flexible in thought, retain information and accept and consider other points of view. These are all essential abilities required for all aspects of learning.

Te Papa welcomes home ancestral remains

Te Papa welcomed home M ori and Moriori ancestral remains, repatriated from the Natural History Museum, Vienna. A repatriation p whiri marked the return of these ancestors.

The first repatriation to New Zealand from the Natural History Museum, Vienna, and the biggest repatriation from Austria includes a group of M ori and Moriori ancestors that represent the remains of approximately 64 individuals. Records indicate that 49 of these ancestors were collected by Austrian taxidermist and notorious graverobber Andreas Reischek who spent twelve years in New Zealand from 1877 to 1889.

Professor Sir Pou Temara, Repatriation Advisory Panel Chair acknowledged the importance of this major repatriation.

“These ancestors were stolen by those with no regard for the M ori communities they belonged to,” Sir Pou said.

“In his diary entries Reischek boasts of eluding M ori surveillance, looting sacred places and breaking tapu – he knew exactly what he was doing. His actions were wrong and dishonest.”

“It is always a spiritual relief and privilege to welcome back our ancestors who have been victims of such wrongdoing. Culturally we

know that they are weeping with joy now that they have returned to Aotearoa where at last they will rest in peace,” Sir Pou Temara said.

This pivotal repatriation concludes 77 years of negotiation between New Zealand and Austria.

Te Papa’s Kaihaut | M ori Co-leader Dr Arapata Hakiwai recognised the Natural History Museum, Vienna and the Austrian government for enabling the return of the ancestors.

“These ancestors’ journey home has been long-awaited, and is made possible by the mutual agreement of the Museum and the Austrian government.”

“This historic repatriation helps to reconcile the colonial past and opens a new chapter in relationships between M ori, Moriori, and the New Zealand and Austrian Governments,” Dr Hakiwai said.

Te Papa’s Acting Head of Repatriation Te Arikirangi MamakuIronside has worked closely with colleagues in Austria.

“The Natural History Museum, Vienna has made a profound commitment to right the wrongs of the past, and approached this work with a spirit of openness and reconciliation.”

Mr Mamaku-Ironside said there was still work to do.

“While we’ve seen an increase

in conversations about repatriating human remains, there is still a lot of work to do to bring all our ancestors home,” Mr MamakuIronside said.

Dr. Katrin Vohland, Director General and Scientific Director, Natural History Museum, Vienna acknowledged the importance of the undertaking, and its significance for all parties.

“I’m impressed by how much the repatriation process is driven by the wish for reconciliation, and am happy we can contribute to the healing process,” Dr Vohland says.

“I’m thankful for the opportunities to let the relationship between Austria and New Zealand grow trustfully on a scientific and personal basis.”

The ancestors will be held in Te Papa’s w hi tapu (sacred space) while provenance research is undertaken, followed by engagement with w nau, hapu and iwi to determine their final resting place.

The Natural History Museum’s formal handover ceremony took place in Vienna and included Tikanga M ori (indigenous cultural customs and protocols).

At the ceremony, Austria’s Minister for Arts and Culture, Juergen Meindl, acknowledged the hurt caused by the theft.

“We deeply regret the disrespect-

Top swimmer wins sportsperson of the year

Bachelor of Commerce student Lewis Clareburt has won Sportsperson and Sportsman of the Year at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

As well as representing Aotearoa New Zealand in Birmingham, the Wellington swimmer achieved eight wins and one second place at the 2022 New Zealand Swimming Championships, across medley, freestyle, and butterfly events. He also went to the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, getting fourth in the world for the 400m individual medley.

The Blues Awards were first awarded in 1902 and are presented each year in partnership with the Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA). They are the highest sporting accolade the University can give students. This year, thirty-one students received Blues awards, from over a dozen sports. This year also saw the addition of a new premier award, for sporting and academic excellence.

“These awards recognise the rich contribution that tertiary sport makes to tertiary life,” says Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Jennifer Windsor. “We are proud to recognise every one of these student athletes, and the clubs and administrators that made their success possible.”

Female sportsperson of the year is Georgia Plimmer, a batter for the Wellington Blaze women’s cricket team who was called up for the White Ferns at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. The 18-year-old also represented Aotearoa in T20 in Birmingham. She is studying towards a Bachelor of Science majoring in Geography.

Pasifika Sportsperson of the Year is swimmer Kokoro Frost, who represented moa in Birmingham this year.

M ori Sportsperson of the Year goes to rugby player Caleb Delaney (Ng i T wharetoa), who made his debut for the M ori All Blacks in 2022, and plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and current Ranfurly Shield holders, the Wellington Lions, in the national competition.

The inaugural Premier Sporting and Academic Excellence Award goes to Sammie Maxwell. Along with her achievements on the mountain bike—having placed first in the elite and U23 women’s category at the New Zealand cross-country national championships in Christchurch—Sammie has maintained a perfect academic record in her Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree. She has never received a grade other than an A+ for any of her papers across her three years of study.

ful and unjustified treatment of your ancestors.”

In attendance were representatives of the Karanga Aotearoa Repatriation Programme, Dr Arapata Hakiwai, M ori cultural experts and The New Zealand Ambassador to Austria, His Excellency Brian Hewson.

About these remains

The remains include calvaria (skulls without mandibles), craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments.

Through examining museum archives and journals, it’s understood most of these ancestors were taken from R ohu Wharekauri

(Chatham Islands), Whanganui, tautahi Christchurch, Lyttelton, T maki Makaurau Auckland, and w hi tapu throughout Te Taitokerau including Whangaroa and Taiharuru.

Further research will be carried out to determine the locations where the ancestors were taken from, and Karanga Aotearoa will work with iwi, hap and wh au to establish a pathway home for them.

Colonial collectors rarely recorded the origin of the remains they removed, meaning the identity and home of many stolen ancestors may never be known.

Ngaio fashion for a cause

Want to enjoy a guilt-free shopping spree?

On Saturday you can. Come along to the Ngaio Scouts Hall between 12pm and 4pm to snag some fantastic deals on high quality, beautiful pre-loved fashion finds, while helping a charity that makes a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children.

The Karunai Illam Trust was founded over 30 years ago by New Zealand writer Jean Watson.

Her vision and passion to make a difference has touched the lives of countless children in the rural town of Nilakottai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India.

Today, the Illam provides a home away from home for about 50 young girls and

boys. Many of the children come from single parent families who are unable to financially support their children.

They reside at the Illam during the term time and are fully supported with their schooling, residential and extracurricular activity costs met by the Trust.

Living at the Illam and attending the local high school provides these children an opportunity to escape a life of desperate poverty. Many of the children are further supported upon their departure from the Illam to seek higher education at local technical colleges and universities.

For more information visit: https://www. karunai-illam.org/

Tūpuna and karāpuna (ancestors) are placed on to Te Atamira (stage). Photo: Te Papa.

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Lewis Clareburt has won Sportsperson and Sportsman of the Year at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

Wellington dogs battle to be top dog

Eighteen of Wellington’s most prized pooches are putting their best paws forward this week as they battle it out for trophies, prize packs and prestige in the 2022 Frog Recruitment NZ Top Dog competition.

The highly anticipated contest salutes all those furry friends who inject the joy into our 9 to 5, and shines the spotlight on the powerful role they play in reducing stress, enhancing workplace wellbeing and boosting mental health.

Dubbed the country’s feel-good campaign of the year, NZ Top Dog 2022 will see 346 canines from across the country vying for one of three coveted titles - Top Office Dog, Top Dog with a Job, and Top Home Office Dog (People’s Choice). Each category winner will bound away with a Top Dog trophy, a $1000 PETstock voucher, a Royal Canin voucher, Doggles, a bow and more.

Wellington piano teacher Hannah Fraser reckons her Border Collie Huntaway Lacey is worthy of a Top Dog title.

“Lacey learnt to share her frisbee with three other dogs, wait her turn for food and treats and behave patiently in a home with four dogs, sometimes five. She brought a huge number of local families together at the local dog park with ridiculous dog themed events and gatherings and is a great role model for dog owners with younger dogs.

“Lacey continues to develop her singing prowess when she hears the piano being played and is a complete inspiration to my music students who have even composed music for her to sing to!”

Frog Recruitment Managing Director Shannon Barlow says pooches like Lacey

have helped make this year’s pack of Top Dogs the most colourful in the competition’s seven-year history.

“It’s fantastic to welcome such a huge range of dogs into the lineup - from Great Danes to Chihuahuas, and Pitbulls to Poodles. Our Top Dog with a Job category has been especially multifaceted with entries from police dogs, assistance dogs, guide dogs, therapy dogs and more,” she says.

The pack may be diverse but each and every pooch within it brings a ray of sunshine not just to their human carer, but to all those around them.

“The positive impact dogs have on our lives and mental health is remarkable and this has proven more important than ever over the past few years as the work-from-home workforce has skyrocketed. Canines are incredibly perceptive and they have the amazing ability to elevate mood, improve morale, and strengthen team cohesion. When it comes to workplace wellbeing, dogs are the ultimate co-worker!”

Winners of Frog Recruitment’s 2022 Top Dog competition will be announced on October 6 after deliberation from an expert panel of judges including renowned animal behaviourist Mark Vette, Companion Animals’ Becky Murphy, and competition sponsors PETstock and Royal Canin. Vote for your favourite pooch in the Top Home Office Dog (People’s Choice) at www.nztopdog. co.nz and check out the award ceremony as it’s livestreamed across LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

This year’s competition supports Pet Refuge, a charity providing a safe haven for pets affected by domestic violence.

Documentary on International Cooperation for Peace in Mindanao Premieres in the Philippines

and millions of displaced persons since the 1960s was released and screened in the Philippines.

Consciousness Month, a peace documentary titled “Great Legacy” premiered in a cinema

6, 2022. Around 500 representatives from the government, education sector, media, as well as civic society leaders, religious leaders across the country and peace advocates from Mindanao have attended.

in General Santos City. Before the audience of 300 people including politicians, university professors, religious leaders, and students, the representatives on that day promised to peace especially in the Mindanao region which

Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration

mutual understanding, respect, and harmony. HWPL’s peace initiatives include law enactment for peace, interfaith dialogues, peace education, and youth and women empowerment, which has peace in Mindanao.

In the film, Martin Lee Hojian, former chairperson of the UN Human Rights Commission of the United Nations, praised

HWPL and actors who engaged in peace-related activities in Mindanao.

Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte congratulated

HWPL’s peace movement in the Philippines started when HWPL Chairman Lee Man-hee, a Korean war veteran and peace activist, visited Mindanao several times since 2013. He mediated a civilian peace agreement signed

“Toto” G. Mangudadatu on January 14, 2014

people who had a keen passion for peace. Also, Development Organization program manager, said that the civil peace agreement in 2014 is an “amazing case of realization of peace that the world should study”.

constructive intervention from the international Mindanao, are the foundation for peace to settle

Update from your local city councillor

Update from your local city councillor Wellington City Council elections voting closes noon Saturday 8th October

If you are still to vote, please do so. We really need to get the city back to where it should be and (if re-elected) I’m looking forward to being part

Your vote is important, none more so than for this election. You can drop your papers into one of the ballot boxes at WCC libraries and local supermarkets by noon Saturday 8th October. Special voting is also available at the Community Centre on Manners St and the Johnsonville, Karori, Newtown and Kilbirnie libraries.

Preliminary results should be known by 4pm on Saturday. I hope I will be returned as one of your local city councillors for the Wharangi/ Onslow-Western ward. Either way, it has been a real privilege to have served you over the past six years and thank you for having me as your elected representative.

Please get in touch if you have a question or concern 029 971 8944 | diane.calvert@wcc.govt.nz www.dianecalvert.nz | /dianecalvertnz

Please get in touch if you have a question or concern 029 971 8944 | diane.calvert@wcc.govt.nz www.dianecalvert.nz | /dianecalvertnz

Authorised by J Owens, 22 Agra Cres, Wellington 6035.

If you have already voted - congratulations and thank you.

GARDENING THIS WEEK

Solving pest problems: By Wally Richards

It is a new gardening season and once it warms up the pest populations will quickly grow.

So far the temperatures have been below what would be normal for this time of the year and considering we are only a few weeks away from Labour Weekend it is most strange.

Temperatures have a great bearing on insect pest activity and population growth.

An ideal spring is an early one with 2-3 weeks of nice warm temperatures which attract the pests out of hiding to get on with their lives. Then a sudden cold snap for a week will bowl most of them out of our gardens and then delay the problems they cause till after the new year.

As the weather/temperatures are not great yet it means they are marking time for better days.

If we place controls in now and over the next few weeks we will be able to stop, confuse and eliminate a lot of the pests before their populations start to build.

This can be achieved by quick elimination of the pests that are lurking about on our plants by the use of the quick knock down spray; Wallys Super Pyrethrum.

For general use at 1ml to 2 litres of water (5ml to 10 litres of water) It is very concentrated and very cost effective.

Best used just prior to sunset when bee activity has ceased.

The spray will stay active through the night affecting any pest insects that come into contact with the residue.

Next day it will become inactive within 2 hours of direct sunlight.

You can also use Wallys Super Pyrethrum at 2.5ml per litre for a spray under eaves for spider or indoors for flies etc.

Contains: 28g/litre pyrethrins in the form of an oil in water emulsion

A 1ml pipet is supplied in addition to the measure which is on the side of the bottle.

Note the container has 100mils which makes up 200 litres of normal garden spray strength.

If not all the made up spray is used, then place the sprayer in a dark cupboard to keep it ready for future use.

The next step in pest control is to hide your plants so the pests don’t know that they are there.

Of course you can’t lift the plants and hide them some where but seeing many pests find their host plants by the smell of them, then we can disguise the plant’s smell by an over riding stronger smell.

Wallys Neem Tree Granules are perfect for this and even I have been surprised by the many comments from Landscapers and gardeners about how their pest problems have reduced by simply scattering Wallys Neem Tree Granules over the soil near plants, shrubs and even trees.

Ideal in a glasshouse to stop whitefly from smelling your tomato plants.

Placed under your citrus trees and Rhododendrons it will not only disguise the smell of the plants but also clean up any pests in the canopy. Repeat another application 3 months later.

On fruit trees that maybe attacked by either Codlin Moth or Guava Moth I suggest to also make some little bags out of old curtain netting, fill with the Neem Granules and hang in the tree at the four cardinal points about your height, high.

Moths flying around at night will not be able to smell the fruit so easily and so fly on by not knowing there is a ideal place to lay their

eggs.

Another excellent control is a lure and trap which can be a from a color or a smell.

Wallys Sticky Yellow White Fly traps are ideal for both inside a glasshouse and outside hanging by plants such as tomatoes.

It always amazes me how many small adult pests are caught on these yellow sticky pads.

That in itself stops hundreds of eggs being laid and the resulting damage to your plants.

Then there is also another way to control moth problem by which you set up a moth lure to attract them and kill them.

Take one litre of hot water add a 100 grams of sugar, one teaspoon of marmite, half a tablespoon of Cloudy Ammonia and half a tablespoon of Vanilla: Mix well and divide the mix between two plastic milk or soft drink bottles. (500 mils approx each)

Punch or drill some holes (big enough to allow a moth in) in the side of the bottles just above the level of the mix. Place on a stand about a couple of metres away from the tree. At about waist height like on a small folding table.

When a number of moths are caught dispose of them and make up a new solution.

Ideal for both codlin and guava moths.

Then we can have control of the psyllid pest which effects and destroys our tomatoes, potatoes and tamarillos and to a lessor extent, capsicums, chilies, peppino and okra.

If you had psyllid problems on your tomatoes last season this is what you do.

When you plant your tomato seedling water it in with a solution of Wallys Silicon and Boron Soil

Drench, used at 10ml per litre of water apply about a 150mls of the solution into the soil to water the seedling in. You will repeat this again two weeks later.

This gets the silicon into the plant through the roots and the plant takes it up readily because of the boron.

You then mix Wally Silicon Cell Strengthener Spray used at 5ml per litre of non-chlorinated water and Mixed with Wallys Silicon Super Spreader used at just 1mil per 5 litres of non chlorinated water.

(Comes a 100ml bottle makes 500 litres of spray, use the 1ml Transfer Pipet supplied to measure)

Mix these two products into a one litre Trigger sprayer which will be 5mils of Wally Silicon Cell Strengthener Spray with quarter a mil of Silicon Super Spreader which drives the spray into the tomato plant. Spray the young plants each week till about a metre tall.

The spray keeps ok so just place out of direct sunlight to use again next time, after giving the contents a shake.

Once a metre tall spray 2 weekly and then when you reach the stage

when there is a good fruit set spray once a month for any new growth. Done correctly you will wipe out all the psyllids in your back yard or glasshouse and be free of the pests next season until they find their way back from the neighborhood. Remember that a lot of pests are brought home on plants obtained from elsewhere including places you purchased from.

Root mealy bug is a curse insect as is root nematodes both suck goodness out of the roots of plants they are feeding on. On container plants and out doors they can be treated with Wallys Neem Tree Powder sprinkle a little on to the potting mix then cover with a little more potting mix.

On lawns you can do the same but in gardens where the pests are just use Wallys Neem Tree Granules. Often gardeners are surprised at how good the treated plants are after a few weeks of application.

Thats because they dont have the pests sucking out their goodness anymore.

Here is to a reduced pest problem this season.

Poneke elections 2022 – it’s the final countdown

It’s the final countdown for the 2022 Wellington City Council elections, but there’s still time to get last minute votes in – with the real number crunching starting from the strike of midday on Saturday 8 October.

While postal voting deadlines have ended, there are still over 50 ballot boxes where you can dropoff your voting papers including at every Wellington supermarket and library in the city.

There are provisions for special voting at the main voting hub at Te Pokap Hapori Community Centre at 105 Manners St, as well as at four libraries – Johnsonville Library at Waitohi Hub, Karori Library, Newtown Library, and Ruth Gotlieb Library (Kilbirnie).

The voting hub is open 8.30am to 7.30pm all this week, and the libraries are open during normal opening hours. Voting can still be done at both the hub and the four libraries from opening to midday on Saturday 8 October when voting closes.

The estimated time for progress results to be released by the

Electoral Officer is from 3-4pm. These results will be posted on the Council’s website when they become available at wellington. govt.nz/elections, and shared through other communications channels shortly afterwards.

The preliminary results are expected to be received from electionz.com about 11pm and will be put in the results section on wellington.govt.nz/elections when they are available.

Special votes will be counted over the week following, with final results expected from 13-19 October.

Once final results are notified, elected members take office, with the Mayoral and Councillor inauguration and swearingin ceremony taking place on Wednesday 26 October.

Wellington City Deputy Electoral Officer Jennifer Parker says it’s been a very busy campaign, and she’s delighted with the community’s enthusiastic use of our orange ballot boxes.

“Participating in elections is a crucial function of our local

democracy. We’ve worked hard to ensure everyone could take part by making the process more accessible, engaging and user-friendly, and as such, allowing Wellingtonians to choose a good representative

of them and their local community.

mocracy Services, the Contact and Service Centres, Street Activities, Libraries, Security… the list goes on – and Saturday will see another large group mobilise to make sure every vote counts.”

“We’ve got a small army of staff who’ve been putting in the hard mahi on this campaign – from Creative Design, to Policy, to Communications, to IT, to De-

While

Make your place free from rats, mice and other pests

Kwikill Environmental Services was established in 1982 and is one of the few pest management companies in Wellington owned and managed by New Zealanders.

Our technicians are fully qualified (Approved Handler) according to the Hazardous Substances & New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996, licensed fumigators, and registered as professional technicians with the Pest Management Association of New Zealand (PMANZ).

We design and provide pest management programmes that follow the Code of Practice

Groundplanz –time to prepare for summer living

With the days getting longer it’s time to start thinking about BBQs and outdoor entertainment areas – an attractive living space for entertaining friends and family, or for your own enjoyment. Decks, patios and courtyards can be designed to provide an extension of your indoor living areas. A BBQ setting can be enhanced by the addition of well-positioned seating and pergolas with attractive planting.

If you need landscaping ideas, or have your own and need guidance, we can help – with garden layout, structural features and plant selection.

Our Groundplanz team specialises in high quality woodwork that stands the test of time. We build BBQ cabinetry and also have extensive expertise in paving and plant design.

Groundplanz provides professional landscape design and construction services. The right design for your landscaping can really add something special to your outdoor living. www.groundplanz.co.nz

Quality garden tools from the Garden Tool Store

Why prune? There are many reasons to prune: Tree pruning promotes growth and encourages fruit production, Pruning can treat disease, prevent safety hazards, shape your tree and remove unwanted growth,

LoppingSecateurs: Heavy duty professional soft grip fruit trees bypass-type lopping secateurs. These are just what you need for autumn pruning. You can reach further into the tree, or whatever you are pruning. They are good and sharp. Pruning Saw: This is a Japanese pruning saw, which means it is easy to use as it has a pull motion for cutting. It is very sharp and the blade can also be replaced after lots of work! Comes with a wooden scabbard.

Blue Anvil Secateurs: These are well made and strong. The anvil in the name

Japanese

School Holidays

READER COMPETITION

Independent Herald News readers can win a family pass to “Why are my parents so boring”. See www. kidzstufftheatre.co.nz for more details.To be in the draw email your name, address and phone number to: win@wsn.co.nz by Monday 10th October. 4 complimentary Family pass will be emailed to the winner and you can book into the show which suits you best!

For bookings: email kidzstuffnz@gmail.com or ph 027 567 5664

Johnsonville Shopping Centre

Johnsonville Shopping Centre want to help you attract more birds to your garden and Wellington City Council has kindly donated 200 bird-attracting plants to help. Simply hand in your bird spotting competition entry form weekdays between 12pm and 1pm during the Oc-

tober School Holidays in the space next to 2 Degrees (Food Court entrance) and you will get a free plant to take home. You will also go into the draw to be in to win 1 of 4 Zealandia family memberships. Find the entry forms in our Centre Court area. www.johnsonvilleshoppingcentre.co.nz

Why Are My Parents SO Boring?

Written By Dan Bain

Directed By David Ladderman

Starring: Damon Manning, Laurel Mitchell, Riley Brophy

A Silent Show for Loud Children “...an original story with depth and heart... the interactions with the audience are genuine and story driven. Highly recommended.”

- Theatreview, Court Theatre season

‘Why Are My Parents So Boring?’ is the second of writer Dan Bain’s trilogy of silent shows for children.

A play about playing… unfolding in the manner of a silent movie. ‘Why Are My Parents So Boring?’ explores the relationship between a hyper-active seven year old and their parents, who are soooo boring. Off beat and heartwarming, ‘Why Are My Parents So Boring?’ is must-see, live children’s entertainment. You may remember our Director David Ladderman. In 2021, he played Dog, in Tale Of A Dog, for KidzStuff. He is now returning to direct ‘Why Are My Parents So Boring?’, which he also acted in the original version of. It was performed at the Court Theatre in Christchurch and then continued to tour in the South Island. This will be its first iteration in the North Island.

Riley Brophy is also a very talented actor that you may recognise from our Front of House desk, and will be acting for us in this show. He has an impressive array of screen and stage credits, including a Best Actor Award for his lead role in a short film when he was just 9 years old! Damon and Laurel are new to KidzStuff. Damon trained at Te Auaha in circus and musical theatre. He has worked as a performer on the prestigious World of

Wearable Art Awards Show. Laurel hails from sunny Gisborne and completed her Arts degree at Victoria University. She has been most recently doing puppet work for Little Dog Barking Theatre Company.

When: 1st – 14th October 2022

Monday - Friday 10am & 11:30am 10am shows only on Saturdays!

Tickets $12.50 pp, Children under 2 Free $7 Special Preview, Saturday 1st October 2022 Bookings: www.kidzstufftheatre.co.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/ kidzstufftheatre

Death Notices

Khandallah Village Market

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10am-2pm

Art, Craft, Vintage and Preloved Khandallah Presbyterian Church Hall

33 Ganges Road

Notices

Wotton, Mary Agnes – on 26 September 2022. Died peacefully in Village at the Park rest home, aged 86. Dearly loved wife of Fred, mother of Andrew, Julie, Richard, and Debra, mother-in-law of Haruyo, Dean, and Roshan, grandmother of Manu, Kaito,and Rio, and Godmother and Aunt of Jacqueline and Michael. In lieu of flowers, donations to Dementia Wellington can be done online at www.dementiawellington.org.nz. Special thanks to the staff at Village at the Park, who cared for Mary Agnes from June 2021. Messages to the Wotton Family may be left in Mary’s tribute book at www. tributes.co.nz or posted to c/- 4 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville 6037. Mary’s funeral service will be held at the Guardian Funeral Home Chapel, 4 Moorefield Road, Johnsonville on Tuesday 11 October 2022 at 10:00am, and will be followed by a burial at Makara Cemetery.

THURSDAY

West Park School Pre-enrolment for Term 1 and 2, 2023

Enrolment at West Park School is now governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the West Park School website.

The West Park School Board has determined that up to 5 places are likely to be available for out of zone students for Terms 1 and 2 of 2023. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone.

For students seeking enrolment during Terms 1 and 2, the deadline for receipt of applications for out of zone places is Monday 5th December 2022.

Parents of students who live within the home zone and intend enrolling their child at any time during Terms 1 and 2 should notify the school by Monday 28th November 2022 to assist the school to plan appropriately for these Terms.

Pre-enrolment applications can be submitted:

1. in writing to the West Park School office, 2. posted to the Principal, West Park School, 97 Broderick Road, Johnsonville, Wellington 6037, 3. emailed to principal@westpark.school.nz

If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected in a priority order by ballot. If a ballot for out of zone places is required, it will be held on Monday 5th December 2022. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Details relating to the enrolment period are as follows.

Length of enrolment period: from 31st January 2023 to 30th June 2023.

Deadline for receipt of applications: Monday 28th November 2022. Date of ballot: Monday 5th December 2022.

Is it true that your hair grows back thicker if you shave?

No — shaving hair doesn’t change its thickness, color or rate of growth. Shaving facial or body hair gives the hair a blunt tip. The tip might feel coarse or “stubbly” for a time as it grows out. During this phase, the hair might be more noticeable and perhaps appear darker or thicker — but it’s not.

Where to now for Joseph Parker?

Joseph Parker is at a crossroads.

The Kiwi heavyweight boxer needs a rebrand after he was stopped for the first time in his career at the hands of Brit Joe Joyce.

Already on the outside looking in when it comes to world title fights, the nice guy of boxing has no clear path to getting back on top. No one before had stopped

Parker, who has been the distance with Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte in the past.

Parker needs to find a way to connect with casual boxing fans.

The 30-year-old is still considered young by heavyweight standards so a second and third act in his career is still possible.

The loss drops Parker to 30-3 while Joyce moves to 15-0 with 14 KOs and wins the WBO in-

terim title to edge closer to a title shot against champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Parker’s bouts do not generate interest with casual boxing fans.

I would never consider spending $40 to watch the Kiwi box, it’s not entertaining to me.

Granted, I’m no maestro when it comes to the sweet science but if Parker can’t entice me to get excited in his bouts, then I’m

sure he’s struggling to draw an audience in any meaningful way in New Zealand.

Having been stopped by Joyce, it feels like any aura Parker still had as a boxer is now gone.

Reinvention stops things from becoming stale but does Parker have the ability to ask hard questions of himself and his team and make the appropriate changes?

Parker can still make good

North Wellington duo off to World Cup

North Wellington footballers Olivia Ingham and Lara Smith have been named in the 21-player squad to represent the Young Football Ferns at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, to be played in India next month.

“We’re really pleased with the squad we’ve assembled for this World Cup,” says head coach Leon Birnie.

“This is a talented squad with good depth across all positions, and we’re really excited to see them make their mark on the world stage.”

There are two goals for the team this tournament, he says.

“Our purpose with this age group is to develop players and enable them to get experience against some of the best in the world in their age group,” he says. “This will help them to develop so that in the future they can make that step up to the U-20s and Ford Football Ferns.

“The second goal, that the players have identified for themselves, is to get out of

the group and be the second ever New Zealand team to progress beyond the group stage at this tournament.”

Two of the team played in August’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica - Auckland United duo Milly Clegg and Ruby Nathan. Birnie is pleased with the experience that they will bring to the Young Football Ferns group.

“We’ll be calling on the experiences these two had in Costa Rica, especially ahead of the team’s first game against Chile. For the rest of the team it will be their first experience of pulling on the Fern in a competitive fixture, which will be an incredible moment for them,” he says.

The team will be officially presented with their shirts tonight, and depart for India early tomorrow morning.

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup takes place from 11-30 October in India this year, after the 2020 edition, which was also due to be held in India,

was cancelled due to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Young Football Ferns were nominated to be Oceania Football Confederation’s representatives at this World Cup after the Oceania qualifiers could not take place due to the effects of the pandemic. In the 2018 edition of the tournament the Young Football Ferns created history when they were the first New Zealand national team to medal at a FIFA event, winning the bronze medal.

The Young Football Ferns are drawn in Group B, where they will take on Germany, Nigeria and Chile. The Young Football Ferns games will be broadcast on Sky Sport NZ.

Group B Match details 11 October, 4.30pm KO local time v Chile 14 October, 4.30pm KO local time v Nigeria 17 October, 4.30pm KO local time v Germany

Johnsonville crown first winners of bowls season

The Johnsonville Bowling Club held their first event of the season to be played - The Symes Family Trophy, donated by one of New Zealand bowls legends, Maurice Symes, back in 1995.

The event saw the Eric Wallis Tankard on the line for the first toucher of the season.

Eric was also something of legend at Johnsonville and, not surprisingly, his name appears as the first and second winners of his Tankard.

Play saw eight teams play three 10end rounds, with the winners being Keith Alexander, Janet Nehemia, Craig Walker and Terry Dean.

The Eric Wallis Tankard was won by Alan MacLean, playing at No 2 on the second end of the first game.

money but does he want to be a genuine contender?

He is good mates with heavyweight champion Tyson Fury which is a double-edged sword.

Clearly, Fury is not phased at the prospect of ever facing Parker in the ring but respects him as a man and father.

The age old saying is that the nice guy finishes last and currently that fits Parker like a glove.

Olivia Ingham with her Football Ferns under-17 shirt after she was named in the New Zealand World Cup team which will travel to India later this month.

Keith Alexander, left, Terry Dean, Craig Walker and Janet Nehemia claimed the Johnsonville Bowling Club’s Symes Family Trophy. Photo Alan Galbraith.

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